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Author: Victoria Steckhan

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Research 

Birds take dark detours during migration

May 10, 2022May 24, 20222 weeks ago Victoria Steckhan 81 Views 0 Comments 8 min read

May 14th is World Migratory Bird Day, and this year’s theme will focus on light pollution. Migratory birds have evolved

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Research 

New species of world’s largest amphibian discovered

May 5, 2022May 24, 20223 weeks ago Victoria Steckhan 74 Views 0 Comments 8 min read

Chinese giant salamanders (Andrias sp.) are extraordinary creatures which are sadly at risk of extinction. However, the recent discovery of

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Wilderness 

The disappearance of Earth’s fourth-largest lake

May 3, 2022May 24, 20223 weeks ago Victoria Steckhan 92 Views 0 Comments 8 min read

Drying lakes are an ever-increasing problem thanks to climate change, but nothing can compare to the fate of the Aral

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Livestock 

Shepherd volunteers wanted for summer!

April 26, 2022April 26, 20224 weeks ago Victoria Steckhan 106 Views 0 Comments 8 min read

How would you like to spend this summer volunteering with shepherds in the Alps? LIFEstockProtect is looking for volunteers to

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WILDRivers 

$200 million investment in US rivers – World Fish Migration Day

April 21, 2022April 21, 20221 month ago Victoria Steckhan 90 Views 0 Comments 8 min read

Today on World Fish Migration Day, let’s highlight some good news from across the pond. Last week, the US Department

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Wildlife 

Beavers return to London after centuries of absence

April 7, 2022April 6, 20222 months ago Victoria Steckhan 203 Views 0 Comments 8 min read

Today is International Beaver Day! To celebrate, here’s some good news for the European species. After almost 500 years gone

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Wildlife 

Beavers in Chernobyl now live in trees

April 1, 2022April 1, 20222 months ago Victoria Steckhan 320 Views 4 Comments 7 min read

The 1986 Chernobyl disaster left a huge area of Ukraine uninhabitable, but wildlife still found a way to thrive. However,

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Livestock 

A milestone for wildlife coexistence – livestock protection courses starting this spring

March 29, 2022April 27, 20222 months ago Victoria Steckhan 179 Views 0 Comments 7 min read

After much work from the partners of LIFEstockProtect, the project’s livestock protection courses are beginning this spring! As the first

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WILDRivers 

International Day of Action for Rivers – Antlers detect lead pollution

March 14, 2022March 15, 20222 months ago Victoria Steckhan 180 Views 0 Comments 7 min read

Today is the International Day of Action for Rivers! In Europe, many rivers suffer from pollution, whether through chemicals, nutrients

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Wildlife 

Will the tide finally turn on plastic pollution?

March 4, 2022March 9, 20223 months ago Victoria Steckhan 197 Views 0 Comments 7 min read

The plastic crisis threatens the largest ecosystems on the planet, but the international community has largely ignored it as waste

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Wildlife 

Natural enemies are farmers’ friends

March 1, 2022March 2, 20223 months ago Victoria Steckhan 204 Views 0 Comments 4 min read

The rise of monocultures and shifting climate patterns has led to more pest outbreaks on our crops. These pose a

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Wildlife 

Abandoned mines in Cornwall create wildlife havens

February 18, 2022March 9, 20223 months ago Victoria Steckhan 212 Views 0 Comments 7 min read

Much has been written about the environmental damage caused by mining, but it can also create unique habitats for species

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White-tailed eagle massacre continues
Ukraine Wildlife 

Chernobyl – an unlikely wildlife hotspot

February 8, 2022April 27, 20223 months ago Victoria Steckhan 290 Views 2 Comments 6 min read

When you think of havens for nature, Chernobyl might not be the first place that comes to mind. However, the

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Climate change 

Wilderness Book Club: The State of the World

January 24, 2022January 25, 20224 months ago Victoria Steckhan 274 Views 0 Comments 2 min read

In the middle of a climate emergency, we are constantly flooded with news on heatwaves, natural disasters and biodiversity losses.

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Bill threatens biodiverse national park in Brazil

December 27, 2021December 22, 20215 months ago Victoria Steckhan 359 Views 0 Comments 6 min read

Now more than ever, the threat of climate change requires countries to protect carbon-sequestering landscapes such as the Amazon rainforest.

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Chico Mendes – Remembering an icon of environmentalism

December 22, 2021December 21, 20215 months ago Victoria Steckhan 355 Views 0 Comments 8 min read

Today marks 33 years since the death of one of the most iconic environmental activists of the 20th Century. Chico

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Wildlife 

Bird biodiversity declining in the EU

December 16, 2021December 13, 20215 months ago Victoria Steckhan 400 Views 0 Comments 2 min read

The current biodiversity crisis is affecting countless species, whether common or rare. Even areas with stricter conservation laws are seeing

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Wolf tourism continued.....
Wildlife 

Wolf coexistence a reality in North-western Spain

December 1, 2021December 1, 20216 months ago Victoria Steckhan 559 Views 0 Comments 5 min read

As the wolf is increasingly recolonising inhabited areas of Europe, stories of conflict with livestock owners have become commonplace. This

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Wilderness 

The carbon-negative country protecting Wilderness in its constitution

November 25, 2021November 25, 20216 months ago Victoria Steckhan 399 Views 0 Comments 6 min read

A small Himalayan kingdom is leading the way in environmental policies that truly protect wild spaces. Bhutan is a little

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COP26 – What has it achieved?

November 16, 2021November 17, 20216 months ago Victoria Steckhan 440 Views 1 Comment 7 min read

The UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) has come to a close after two intense weeks. Dignitaries from around the world

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