Grand opening of (M)Ursprung Exhibition
The European Wilderness Society attended the opening of the (M)Ursprung Exhibition in Muhr. The Mur river is the second longest
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Austria
Is Austria prepared for the comeback of the wolf?
On June 26th 2018 Kurt Kotrschal, behavioral biologist of the University of Vienna, and Martin Kugler, editor-in-chief of “Universum”, an
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Wilderness Audit in Thayatal, Austria
Thayatal National Park, Austria formally applied for the European Wilderness Society Quick-Audit. Therefore the management decided to identify the Wilderness
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New transboundary Wilderness in Central Europe
Right in the middle of Europe we find Thayatal National Park in Austria and Podyjí National Park in the Czech
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Freezing fun in Tamsweg
The temperatures in Tamsweg, where our main office is located, dropped below -20 degrees this week. It was time for
Read MoreAnother golden jackal in south-eastern Austria?
A hunter in the southeastern region of Austria might have recorded the presence of another Golden jackal. However, experts from the
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Study on impact of fish otters on fish population in Upper Austrian rivers
It has been a discussion between nature conservationists and the fishery industries for two decades. The question whether the fish
Read MoreAnother golden jackal family in Austria?
A few photo-trap pictures revealed two golden jackals (Canis aureus) on camera in the district of Hartberg-Fürstenfeld in Styria, Austria. The local hunter
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Significant majority of Austrians welcome the return of the wolf
This morning we wrote about the great news that the Swiss canton Graubünden is welcoming the return of the wolves
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Poster available: Wolves restore nature’s balance in Europe
Our new poster ‘Wolves restore nature’s balance in Europe’ is available for downloading! Update 21.08.2017: Now also available in Czech,
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Austrian-Ukrainian environment protection cooperation
A few days ago Minister of Environment and Natural Resources of Ukraine, Mr. Ostap Semerak, and Ambassador of Austria in
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Wolves spotted in Salzburg!
Our team biologist, Nick Huisman, and the European Wilderness Society apprentice, Robin Rossberg, paid a visit to Salzburg over the
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European Wilderness Society: A gym with no roof (2/3)
The European Wilderness Society has the unique and privileged position that their main office lies in Tamsweg, a city with
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European Wilderness Society: one of the few NGOs out in the field (1/3)
When people think about nature conservation and Wilderness, they think of undisturbed grasslands and large forests. There we find many
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Europe and its protected species – Austria allows killing of the fish otter.
Europe is proud of its tremendous efforts to protected its flora and fauna and to restore its habitats. It has defined in the
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Meeting with the BMLFUW Austria
Anni Henning and Max Rossberg met with several senior officials of the Ministry to discuss the current school project “Let’s
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Austrian school project “Let’s get wild”
This spring, the European Wilderness Society started the preparations for a two year project aimed at Austria’s Highschools, focusing on Wilderness.
Read MoreBart van Engeldorp Gastelaars: Photos of the Kalkalpen Wilderness
We recently assessed the Kalkalpen National Park in Austria for its Wilderness conditions, hiking through different sections of the park,
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Fieldtrips to the NP Gesäuse Wilderness are online
During the European Wilderness Academy Days, participants will have the opportunity to choose from three amazing field trips. The National Park
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Inventory of fauna and flora in the Hohe Tauern National Park in Austria
From 6th to 9th of august 2015 the 9th „Day of Biodiversity“ took place in the Untersulzbachtal in the Hohe Tauern
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