German Wilderness gets €10 Mio annual investment
The German Federal Ministry for the Environment announced that it will invest €10 Million every year to the ‘Wildnisfonds’. This
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Germany
New project: Multiperspective view on the biodiversity in forests
The European Wilderness Society has started a new project: ‘Multi-perspective view on fauna biodiversity in forests and forest edge areas’.
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New natural forests for Germany
In central Germany, within the province of Hesse, a new natural forest will start to develop. Within the designated size
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Last year for wild bison in Germany
Back in 2010, people started an ambitious project to bring the wild European bison (Bison bonasus), also known as wisent,
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Rewilding Forests in National Park Hunsrück-Hochwald
The German National Park Hunsrück-Hochwald lets its forests develop freely. The objective is to reach a natural tree species composition
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New Interreg project starting on UNESCO Beech Forests
We are thrilled to announce that the European Wilderness Society will be starting soon with a transnational and multi-year Interreg
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Wolf-free zones will not work, here’s why
With the wolf population steadily growing in Europe, wolves are expanding again to new territories. As wolves can easily travel
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Interreg project BEECH POWER approved
During the 3rd call of the Interreg Central Europe programme, the Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development submitted a project called
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Forest fire in Germany and its aftermath
A recent visit to Northern Germany by the Western Colorado University and European Wilderness Society hosted by Eberswalde University for
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Vilm WILDIsland Brief
Here is a new Wilderness Brief, which is about Vilm WILDIsland, in Germany. Vilm WILDIsland is part of the European
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Hainich WILDForest Brief
Today we are releasing a new Wilderness Brief about Hainich WILDForest, which is found in Germany. This woodland is composed
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Living in the Restricted Zone
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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Königsbrücker Heide Wilderness Brief
We have a new Wilderness Brief available for Königsbrücker Heide Wilderness, a silver-quality Wilderness in Germany. The Wilderness is part of
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South-American bird destroys German crops
While many farmers and livestock owners worry about damages from wild boars and wolves, some farmers in Germany worry about
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Jasmund WILDCoast Brief
Today we are releasing a new Wilderness Brief about Jasmund WILDCoast. This iconic coastline is in Jasmund National Park, Germany,
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Germany prepares for arrival of bears
Looking at the current populations of wolves and lynxes in Germany, it is a clear sign that there is room
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Human-wildlife conflicts are almost always human-human conflicts about wildlife
The European Wilderness Society attended the Pathways Europe 2018 conference in Goslar, Germany in September. This conference focused on the
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Mehr Wölfe weniger Schäden: Großer Erfolg für Herdenschutz in Deutschland
Das Wolfmonitoring der Landesjägerschaft von Niedersachsen hat vergangenen Monat neue Daten zur Wolfspopulation und den damit zusammenhängenden Schäden veröffentlicht. Die
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Learning to track wolves in Germany
International cooperation is crucial when it comes to coexistence with wolves. Germany has been a permanent home for wolves about
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More Wolves, less killed sheep: Big success for livestock protection in Germany
Last month, the German province of Lower Saxony published new data on the wolf population and damages. The results indicate
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