The return of the Dingo
Time and time again natural solutions challenge commonly held notions of what people in the developed world consider “the right
Continue readingTime and time again natural solutions challenge commonly held notions of what people in the developed world consider “the right
Continue readingLivestock protection in the Alps is a mostly forgotten practice since large predators vanished from the region. However, as large
Continue readingThere are many heated debates between agricultural and environmental organisations regarding the protection of wolves in Europe. The protection status
Continue readingNature brings many values to us humans. Throughout history, nature has provided us with ecosystem services, social, historic, cultural and
Continue readingIn October, following a long but seemingly successful petition by 31 Slovak organisations, the Ministry of Agriculture went against the
Continue readingAfter an appeal from WWF Austria and the Naturschutzbund Austria, it was decided that approval given for shooting a wolf
Continue readingChange can come in our life as a result of crisis, a result of choice, or just by chance. But
Continue readingFor the newly approved project LIFEstockProtect, parts of our team supported by highly motivated volunteers spent almost three weeks in
Continue readingThe Covid-19 outbreak laid many problems of this world bare. On one hand, it showed how much humans pressure wildlife
Continue readingLast week, people in south-western France found a dead bear in the Pyrenees. The wild bear was killed illegally with
Continue readingWith 57%, the majority of Dutch people stand positive towards the return of the wolf. It is one of the
Continue readingA new study by German, Australian and American researchers reviewed data from all over the world to determine whether wolves
Continue readingThe Slovenian Comission of the National Council for farming has passed a law to cull 30 wolves and 220 bears.
Continue readingBrandenburg, along with Saxony, are the states with the largest wolf density in Germany. At the moment, there are 49
Continue readingAfter the European Court of Justice ruled on the Finnish wolf hunting quota, we ask: Can other European countries continue
Continue readingThe future of the pasture farming is an uncertain one. During the citizen engagement activity we discussed it on Saturday in Tschengls.
Continue readingSince the 1960s, farming on alpine pastures is changing rapidly. With the return of large predators, such as the wolf,
Continue readingThe Bavarian Isartal in Germany is characterised by its rich cultural history of alpine farming. A cultural heritage worth protecting,
Continue readingThere is always a price to pay and ‘nothing worth fighting for comes easy’, least of all the fight to
Continue readingIn May this year, the German Federal Cabinet approved the simplified shooting of wolves. Now, wolves can be killed with
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