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First issue of the European Wilderness Journal ready!

February 3, 2014 Max A.E. Rossberg 5323 Views 4 Comments European Wilderness Society, WIlderness Journal

We are in the final stages of producing the first issue of our quarterly European Wilderness Journal. We have collected

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Hunting ban on wolf

January 20, 2014 Vlado Vancura 7346 Views 4 Comments Advocacy, European Wilderness Society, Protected areas, Wolf

Great news that Slovakia finally intoduces a hunting ban in Western Slovakia bordering Poland and Czech Republic in order to

European Wilderness Society Wildlife

Searching for Europe’s Big 5

January 15, 2014 Vlado Vancura 7065 Views 0 Comments Biodiversity, Europe, European Wilderness Society

Brown bear? Bison? Killer whale? Polar bear? Moose? Wolf? Lynx? Or something else should be considered as the Big 5 symbolic animal species of Europe. Whatever the final 5 will be, they will have a big role to play: helping the protection of Europe’s Wilderness and wildland!

Wildlife

Howling for protection of the wolf

January 13, 2014 Vlado Vancura 5035 Views 0 Comments European Wilderness Society, Italy, Wolf

Wilderness is somewhat an abstract term and, if not experienced personally, it is hard to explain its meaning to people. Therefore symbolic animals are important, which can make the emotional and visual link to Wilderness.