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Wilderness and Wildness – What is the difference?

March 16, 2019 Vlado Vancura 16661 Views 1 Comment Europe, Wilderness

Celebrating the 10 year anniversary of the European Resolution on Wilderness, it can be said that the word Wilderness becomes

Wilderness Policy

Wolf-free zones will not work, here’s why

March 11, 2019 Nick Huisman 6906 Views 3 Comments Europe, Germany, Herd management, Wolf

With the wolf population steadily growing in Europe, wolves are expanding again to new territories. As wolves can easily travel

Wildlife

Golden Jackal takes on Europe

February 22, 2019 Max A.E. Rossberg 15677 Views 0 Comments Europe, Golden Jackal, Wildlife, Wolf

There are 117 000 golden jackal in Europe, according to a recent assessment by IUCN. This is a huge number

Wilderness Policy

10th anniversary of Wilderness in Europe

February 6, 2019 Hanna Ollos 7202 Views 0 Comments Europe, European Wilderness Quality Standard, Wilderness

In February 2009 Wilderness advocates gathered in Prague for the Conference on Wilderness and Large Natural Habitat Areas. Their focus was to unite Europe with a common vision and strategy for Wilderness, and thus the European Wilderness Resolution was created.

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Romanian Făgăraș Old-growth forest is still threatened

January 30, 2019 Vlado Vancura 10687 Views 0 Comments Europe, Wilderness, WILDForests

The current speed of destruction of the Fagaras primary forest is truly alarming. Researchers from from the Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences, in Prague conclude their several years of monitoring work with the statement that solutions are needed as fast as possible.

Wildlife

Study confirms low percentage of dog and wolf crossbreeding in Swiss wolf population

January 25, 2019 Hanna Ollos 7767 Views 2 Comments Europe, Research, Wildlife, Wolf

Many wolf opponents keep raising the argument of a high rate of hybridisation as a reason to shoot wolves. However, a recent long-term study from Switzerland came to the result that the dog introgression in the Swiss wolf population is very limited.

Wilderness

Living in the Restricted Zone

January 22, 2019 Hanna Ollos 5132 Views 0 Comments Europe, Germany, Wilderness

On January 29th 2019 an event in the nature protection center Erzgebirge in Germany will take a closer look on the habitats and inhabitants of the restricted zones of the former Iron Curtain.

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Wildlife

Wild boar hunts in Poland cause public outrage

January 22, 2019 Hanna Ollos 9434 Views 0 Comments Europe, Wildlife, Wolf

The African Swine Fever has been on the rise in Poland for the past five years. To tackle the spreading disease the Polish government ordered a series of hunts with the aim of killing the majority of the polish wild boar population. The country’s veterinary officials approved a plan to kill 185 000 animals of the 200 000 polish wild boar within this hunting season.

Wilderness

Is Wilderness our home?

January 15, 2019 Hanna Ollos 7490 Views 0 Comments Europe, USA, Wilderness

William Cronon picks up this idealised fantasy of Wilderness in his essay “The Troube with Wilderness: Or, Getting back to the Wrong Nature”. He discusses how this idealisation of Wilderness poses a dilema for properly protecting it and feeling responsible for its preservation.