Wilderness in the National Parks in Austria
Humans heavily impacted Central Europe but wild nature can still be found.
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Author: Vlado Vancura
Massive Cranes Spring Migration, Slovakia
EWS partner CARPATICA offers a wildlife watching and nature tours. Massive Cranes Spring Migration, in Eastern Slovakia is a great experience.
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Why Wilderness lovers should care about climate report
he IPCC reports that our public lands are changing. These changes are occurring at an alarmingly fast rate, putting ecosystems in many different regions at risk of extinction. Our impact on these fragile communities will depend on how we interact with them. – See more at: http://Wilderness.org/blog/why-wildland-lovers-should-care-about-international-climate-change-report#sthash.T30Y8HnL.dpuf
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The return of birds
A festival was organised in Dzukija / Cepkelia to welcome birds and spring. Great educational and training activity
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Wilderness experience in Jasper National Park, Canada
Jasper National Park is the largest piece of Wilderness in Canadians Rocky Mountain and and excellent place to experience power of the Wilderness.
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Future generations pay for climate change
Future generations will pay the true price of human caused climate change. Therefore they have to be better informed about the conequences of releasing CO2 into the atmosphere.
Continue readingWolves return to Czech Republic
Our Society welcomes the return of wolf to Czech Republic as another great conservation success. However we have to prepare the society to accept the feared animal as part of the Czech landscape.
Continue readingWolf in the Alps: Conflicting Positions
Wolf is an important symbol of European Wilderness. Suitable conditions and tolerance of more and more people allows him to reoccupy new corners of Europe.
Continue readingColorado State University Mobile Seminar on Tourism and Protected Areas, Sept 10-25 2014
The mobile seminar on Planning and Managing Tourism in Protected Areas is an intensive, 2.5 week seminar for individuals involved in efforts to use tourism and outdoor recreation in protected areas.
Continue readingWild ungulates spreading in Aragon
A recent scientific study shows increase of wild ungulate population in Aragon, Spain. However further research is needed to prove the reasons of this wildlife number increase.
Continue readingStrengths and Weaknesses of the Natura 2000 Network
The European Union (EU) programme for the protection of birds, and of species and habitats has been
implemented primarily through Natura 2000. The article assesses the strengths and the weaknesses, identifies some improvements needed and provides lessons for other parts of the world.
Global Family of the Wilderness Societies!
The European Wilderness Society is part of a global family of the Wilderness Societies. Each one has a specific history but what link them all is to protect global Wilderness!
Continue readingThe right to access Wilderness, all children need nature!
A growing body of scientific evidence identifies strong correlations between experience in the natural world and children’s ability to learn, along with their physical and emotional health. Stress levels, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, cognitive functioning—and more—are positively affected by time spent in nature.
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Killing the Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is suffering from a lack of oxygen. Poor oxygen conditions on the seabed are killing animals and
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Reward your Wilderness hero
Wilderness protection requires more attention and there are several people across Europe working on generating the necessary public attention. There
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Wilderness Advocates!
Wilderness Advocate are people committed to protect Wilderness! We need them more! The term ‘Wilderness Advocate’ was not very commonly
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New Wilderness vision for Europe
People asking this question probably expected a modest answer, which one might call a realistic target, but I don’t want to be realistic now. Our ambition is to be a European leader on Wilderness protection, and to be more visionary. What size or territory would be needed from moral point of view?
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The last roadless valley in Slovakian Carpathians Mountains!
We consider the Slovakian Carpathians mountains as the last extensive areas with wild nature and Wilderness. The truth is that
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Victory for whales – whalehunting not scientific research
Through its most recent decision, the International Court of Justice ruled Japan’s Southern Ocean Whalehunting is not scientific research. The
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Enjoying real darkness
Our team at the European Wildernsss Society was wondering how the Earth Hour can actually benefit Europe’s Wilderness.
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