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Wilderness Research and Science

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Finally some good news: restoring the ozone layer

January 25, 2023January 25, 20231 week ago Lisa Mahlknecht 60 Views 0 Comments 3 min read

According to a report by the UN, the ozone layer is slowly but surely recovering. In 1985, scientists first discovered

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Record number of blowholes

January 23, 2023January 24, 20232 weeks ago Emma Rubin 39 Views 0 Comments 7 min read

Asturias, a small region in Spain, brings together the largest concentration of blowholes in Europe. But before we get more

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Living Laboratories

January 17, 2023January 17, 20233 weeks ago Vlado Vancura 116 Views 0 Comments 9 min read

ALFAwetlands HORIZON project, supported by the European Union, is focusing on the various kind of peatlands, wetlands and floodplains across the

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How grassland restoration helps birds

December 23, 2022January 31, 20231 month ago Victoria Steckhan 101 Views 0 Comments 5 min read

Grasslands are biodiverse landscapes which have unfortunately declined in Europe due to intensification of agriculture. Farmland birds especially thrive in

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Instagram – opportunity or threat to conservation?

November 9, 2022December 19, 20223 months ago Victoria Steckhan 385 Views 0 Comments 4 min read

Using social media can sometimes seem like shutting yourself off from the outside world. But what if it could have

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Cats want to “train” their humans

August 16, 2022August 16, 20226 months ago Magdalena Meikl 386 Views 0 Comments 3 min read

A sorrow that probably every domestic cat owner knows: once again, cat Lilli or tomcat Mau has brought a living

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The vulture/livestock farmer conflict in Catalonia

August 4, 2022January 19, 20236 months ago Victoria Steckhan 394 Views 0 Comments 10 min read

The line between natural and human landscapes is becoming more blurred in Europe. As a result, we can expect people

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Leave them wild. Is captive breeding the best solution?

July 28, 2022August 3, 20226 months ago Karolina Soliar 385 Views 0 Comments 0 min read
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How eco-efficient are European countries?

July 6, 2022January 19, 20237 months ago Victoria Steckhan 434 Views 0 Comments 8 min read

The carbon emissions caused by our high energy consumption aren’t only harmful to ecosystems, but also impact human societies on

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Birds take dark detours during migrations

May 10, 2022November 29, 20229 months ago Victoria Steckhan 570 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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New species of world’s largest amphibian discovered

May 5, 2022November 29, 20229 months ago Victoria Steckhan 566 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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Landscape impacts the European wildcat

April 19, 2022April 27, 202210 months ago Magdalena Meikl 563 Views 0 Comments 4 min read

The European wildcat is classified as “Least Concern” by the IUCN, but populations are declining and it is in Annex

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How can the world energy crisis help the climate?

March 17, 2022April 27, 202211 months ago Karolina Soliar 628 Views 0 Comments 4 min read

Countries make their plans on how to live without Russian gas and oil. Facing incredible changes in the geopolitics playground,

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Can artificial whale poo save the oceans?

March 9, 2022April 27, 202211 months ago Magdalena Meikl 683 Views 1 Comment 9 min read

Everything makes sense in the life cycle of the world’s oceans: dead mussels, dead plant remains, even faeces. Whale excrements

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Only three percent of land remains untouched, study says

January 18, 2022January 18, 20221 year ago Hanna Ollos 826 Views 4 Comments 5 min read

Satellite imagery has previously estimated that 20-40% of the Earth’s surface is still in relatively good condition and has not

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Increased COVID-19-related litter threatens environment and wildlife

January 10, 2022September 20, 20221 year ago Magdalena Meikl 806 Views 0 Comments 8 min read

The full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment will take years to understand. British scientists investigated the effects

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Highest temperatures ever in the Arctic and Antarctic

December 21, 2021September 20, 20221 year ago Magdalena Meikl 950 Views 0 Comments 7 min read

On 6 February 2020, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) recognized a new high temperature record for the Antarctic continent: 18.3°C,

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Bird biodiversity declining in the EU

December 16, 2021January 19, 20231 year ago Victoria Steckhan 856 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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Trees – the solution for overheating?

December 2, 2021September 20, 20221 year ago Julia Ramsauer 814 Views 0 Comments 2 min read

A new study from the ETH Zurich found out that trees in cities actually make huge difference in terms of

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Wolf coexistence a reality in North-western Spain

December 1, 2021January 19, 20231 year ago Victoria Steckhan 1124 Views 0 Comments 6 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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