European Wilderness Society Archives

Its wolf howling season

March 31, 2014 Max A.E. Rossberg 6270 Views 0 Comments European Wilderness Society, Wolf

As we know from our new tourism partner Carpatica this is the time to hear the wolves howling to mark the mating season.

Wilderness Policy

Victory for whales – whalehunting not scientific research

March 31, 2014 Vlado Vancura 4220 Views 0 Comments Advocacy, European Wilderness Society, Marine protected area

Through its most recent decision, the International Court of Justice ruled Japan’s Southern Ocean Whalehunting is not scientific research. The

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Enjoying real darkness

March 28, 2014 Vlado Vancura 5625 Views 0 Comments Advocacy, Communication, Education and Training, European Wilderness Society

Our team at the European Wildernsss Society was wondering how the Earth Hour can actually benefit Europe’s Wilderness.

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Hunting of wolves in France returns

March 23, 2014 Vlado Vancura 7167 Views 1 Comment Communication, Europe, European Wilderness Society, France, Wolf

Conservation groups furious as government allows limited hunting of protected grey wolf amid rise in attacks on farm animals.

Wilderness

Prespa National Park is an excellent potential Wilderness!

March 20, 2014 Vlado Vancura 6829 Views 4 Comments European Wilderness Network, European Wilderness Society

Step-by-step but steadily the network of the European Wilderness Society is growing! Additional area Prespa NP with 3,600 hectares of Wilderness confirmed their membership!

Livestock

Swiss association of the mountain villages, regions and landowners pledges for shooting of wolves

March 20, 2014 Max A.E. Rossberg 5631 Views 1 Comment European Wilderness Society, Policy and Legislation, Wolf

The Schweizerische Arbeitsgemeinschaft für die Berggebiete (SAB), which represents among others Swiss alpine regions, villages and agricultural associations just released a positionpaper in which it argues that the wolf has no place in the alpine ecosystem anymore.

Wildlife

Why is Wilderness fundamentally important for wildlife?

March 18, 2014 Vlado Vancura 6553 Views 0 Comments European Wilderness Society, Kalkalpen, Ukraine

Someone can argue that wildlife can live in the environment pretty highly used also by humans anyhow and even in areas without natural predators!!

Wildlife

Raise the Colorado River

March 17, 2014 Max A.E. Rossberg 5931 Views 0 Comments European Wilderness Society, USA

The Colorado River Delta was once a lush region covering over 3,000 square miles, teeming with plant, bird and marine life.

Livestock

Urbanising wildlife – Wolves slaughtered in Italy

March 13, 2014 Vlado Vancura 8519 Views 2 Comments Biodiversity, European Wilderness Society, Italy, Wolf

The 18-month-old male wolf was run over by a driver between Airasca and Volvera, south of Turin, Torino Today reported.

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Why do we need four categories of Wilderness areas?

March 10, 2014 Vlado Vancura 6423 Views 1 Comment European Wilderness Quality Standard, European Wilderness Society

Wilderness conservation is a complex issue! It is not easy to find a comprehensive definition covering the very diverse subcontinent of Europe.

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White-tailed eagle massacre continues

March 9, 2014 Vlado Vancura 9897 Views 1 Comment European Wilderness Society, Wildlife

According to the RTE News agency, a White-tailed eagle (Seeadler) was shot and found dead in Tipperary, Ireland on the

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European Wilderness Quality Standard for Wilderness in Scandinavia?

March 6, 2014 Vlado Vancura 6712 Views 1 Comment European Wilderness Quality Standard, European Wilderness Society, Hohe Tauern

Excluding extractive use such as hunting and fishing or collecting non timber forest product such as berries, nuts and mushrooms are important criteria to meet Wilderness quality standard.

Livestock Research

One wild Wolf, 42 days, 1900 km

February 28, 2014 Max A.E. Rossberg 5309 Views 0 Comments European Wilderness Society, Wolf

The last wild wolf in California was killed in 1924 but In September 2011, a young wolf, known as Wolf OR-7 made a journey of 1900 km from his pack in Northeast Oregon all the way to California.

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Our Vision: Moving from 1% to 5%

February 28, 2014 Vlado Vancura 5068 Views 0 Comments Advocacy, Communication, Europe, European Wilderness Society

The Board of our society decided to join Europe’s new conservation vision on the 16th of January (see here). This decision not only meant that our entity signed up for The Vision for a Wilder Europe document, but also an active contribution to the actions defined in this vision.

Wildlife

Large predators are symbols of Wilderness in Europe as well

February 24, 2014 Vlado Vancura 6900 Views 3 Comments Europe, European Wilderness Society, Wilderness, Wildlife

Several arguments are dealing with large predators from time to time.

European Wilderness Society Wildlife

Wildlife poisoning in Serbia

February 24, 2014 Vlado Vancura 6801 Views 1 Comment Biodiversity, European Wilderness Society, Serbia, Wildlife

In the municipality of Apatin, Serbia, not far from the settlement the bodies of 4 dead white-tailed eagles (Haliaeetus albicilla) were found. The birds were likely poisoned.

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Bison Meat for Dinner !?

February 21, 2014 Max A.E. Rossberg 6187 Views 1 Comment Bison, Europe, European Wilderness Society, Wildlife, Wisent

On the other part of the World headlines like these show that Bisons are actually coming back as a food source raised by ranchers and sold to quote: “

European Wilderness Society Wildlife

Pyrenean Desman under threat

February 21, 2014 Max A.E. Rossberg 5887 Views 0 Comments European Wilderness Society

The Pyrenean desman (Galemys pyrenaicus) is a small semiaquatic nocturnal mammal related to moles and shrews, and is one of only two surviving species of the tribe Desmanini.

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Quotes about Wilderness

February 19, 2014 Vlado Vancura 6974 Views 2 Comments Advocacy, European Wilderness Society, Kalkalpen

However the power of Wilderness is first of all the ability to touch the hearts of people… in the following quotes, people are telling us how they feel about Wilderness.

European Wilderness Society Training

The perfect startup for Wilderness

February 14, 2014 Vlado Vancura 4976 Views 5 Comments Communication, Education and Training, European Wilderness Society

The European Wilderness Society is quite a new initiative, which is very much based on the enthusiasm of a few

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