There are many unnamed park rangers scattered all over Europe with the passion and strong belief that protection of Wilderness is one of the most important objectives of conservation. They consider it not just as
Tag: Advocacy
Wilderness in the Fourth Millennium
Robert Frazier Nash, author of the essay ‘Island Civilization: A Vision for Human Occupancy of Earth’, proposes his plan for the distant fourth millennium. Humanity rarely thinks in such long-term decisions as millennia. Therefore Nash
‘You are stealing your children’s future’
Greta Thunberg is a 15 year old that became a symbol for youth activism for skipping school to protest about climate change. She spoke at the United Nations COP24 conference in Poland last week, calling
Help Europe stay Wild
We need your help. Wilderness is being destroyed all over Europe by destructive acts such as deforestation, construction work and urbanisation. Now more than ever Wilderness needs our help. It’s time we stand up and
Slovakian forests under threat – ‘That is enough!’
‘That is enough’, is the name of the public protest to protect Slovakian forest. The protest was scheduled for Saturday 27 October 2018 at 2:00PM, in the centre of Banska Bystrica, Slovakia. The protest was
Spanish wolf-hunt banned for 2018-2019
Great news has reached us from ASCEL, a Spanish association for the conservation of the Iberian wolf. For the past years, hunters could legally kill Iberian wolves above the river Duero. On top of the
A wild hike through Europe!
Hiking 7 200 kilometres from Bulgaria, through Europe to western Spain. It sounds like quite a challenge, but Jan Kozlowski and Eva Kaznelson from Germany thought they could handle even more. With their own NGO,
US Government undermines animal protection rights
Current political developments in the USA are threatening the country’s animal protection laws in multiple ways. Some of the laws under threat are very recent, having just been signed by the previous president Barack Obama
World Ranger Day 2018
Update 29.11.2018: read more information on the Wilderness Ranger Days 2019 Did you know that one ranger is killed in the line of duty, on average, every three to four days? Around the globe, rangers
Exploitation of forest in Europe is alarming
The logging pressure is increasing in Europe. The European Wilderness Society is receiving alarming messages from various corners of Europe. For example, this message from Slovakia: …we are people who care to stop the devastation of national
Wilderness advocate in the Nature Park Alpi Cozie
The border of Italy and France is known as the large, steep and rugged Western Alps. Despite the wild mountains human presence impacted this corner of Europe for several centuries dramatically. Wilderness or Wild Areas exists
Estonian forests are at stake
Despite its relatively small size, Estonia displays a great variety of forest types. Forests cover about 50% of the Estonian territory, which is around 2 million hectares. That makes the forest an important and dominating landscape
Worldwide protest on 19 -20 January against the Norwegian Government
The Norwegian animal organisation NOAH organises demonstrations against the massive wolf culling in Norway this winter and the wolf extinction policy run by the Norwegian authorities. Demonstrations took place on 20 January in Norway and on
The endless threat to Pirin National Park
Pirin National Park in Bulgaria is one of the most important protected areas and Wilderness in Europe. But in reality, this area is permanently under the attack and threat. It does not seem to matter
Wilderness at the Symposium for Research in Protected Areas, Salzburg
The 6th Symposium for Research in Protected Areas was held at the Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Salzburg, Austria Nov 2-3. Researchers, protected area managers, government, business, non-governmental organizations and the general public came together
Fighting for Nature Conservation in Europe: Get involved!
During the last couple of weeks and months, we visited many Wilderness all across Europe. Considering that the European Wilderness Movement only started 20 years ago, we have come a long way. My colleagues together
First Ukrainian Wilderness Advocates nominated
Wilderness Advocates are individuals supporting Wilderness, WILDForest, WILDCoasts, WILDRivers and WILDIsland. They do it by increasing awareness and promoting the areas with passion. Wilderness Advocates are also dedicated to the education of the next generation of
European Old Growth Forest Conference
Europe’s remaining old growth forests are coming under growing threat from rising timber prices, illegal logging and increased fragmentation, yet there is currently no coordinated approach for preserving them. This is the reason why, on
Save the Western Capercaillie in Slovakia!
The Western Capercaillie, also known as the wood grouse is the largest member of the grouse family. The abundance of this iconic symbol of the ancient forests depends on habitat quality. It is the highest
Karl-Friedrich Sinner † 18.3.2017
Karl-Friedrich Sinner († 18.3.2017), died at the age of 70 this past weekend unexpectedly while hiking with his dog in his beloved forests. Karl-Friedrich Sinner was one of the most influential Wilderness advocates in Europe