Kalkalpen Wilderness and WILDForest – New Publications!
These are the two new Wilderness Briefs about Kalkalpen Wilderness and Kalkalpen WILDForest. Both areas are located in Kalkalpen National Park, Austria, and represent
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Hope for Austria’s lynx
A young lynx was spotted on a camera trap in Kalkalpen National Park, Austria, last week! Please also read: Following
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What your donation supports: A glimpse into our daily work!
We often receive inquiries from especially students, but also donors: How does a normal workweek in a nature conservation non-profit
Continue readingLets get Wild School classes visited Nationalpark Kalkalpen Wilderness camps
100 Children visited a Wilderness Camp As the hugely successful “Lets Get Wild” school project is coming to an end
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Plaiul Vanata: Potential private Wilderness in Romania
Private Wilderness in Europe is an important and rather unexplored segment of European Wilderness. Please also read: Land ownership and Wilderness
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Developing projects for Interreg, Erasmus and more
Over the last months, the European Wilderness Society worked closely together with international partners to prepare several multi-year projects. The
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Re-wilded roads in Kalkalpen Wilderness
Kalkalpen Wilderness has re-wilded many kilometres of forest gravel roads. It is a good example for many other potential Wilderness
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Confirmed: Lynx Alus killed by humans
The German police from Upper Bavaria confirmed that people killed lynx Alus. During the autopsy of the body, investigators found projectile
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National Park Austria Science Award: A Comparative Analysis of Selected Wilderness Areas in Central Europe.
How do we define Wilderness in global and European contexts? Which categories and phases can we distinguish in Europe? What
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Wilderness is a unique laboratory for researchers
Research in protected areas contributes to our understanding of the dynamic processes of nature. It is a tool to justify
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Monitoring Lynx Alus before he was killed
Lynx ‘Alus’ was found dead without head and front legs in the Saalach lake, Germany, in early September. Cause of his
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Global recognition of the primeval beech forests in Europe
The inscription of European Beech Forests, never before did so many countries work together for one topic on the UNESCO
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World Natural Heritage Beech Forests of Kalkalpen
Today European Wilderness Society is attending one of the many celebrative events in Kalkalpen National Park and their 20th anniversary,
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Another dead lynx found in Germany
A dead lynx was found yesterday in the Saalach lake. Experts could identify the body, missing it’s head and front
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Wilderness Quality of the Primeval Beech Forests in Europe!
Wilderness potential of the Beech Forest in Europe has been of interest to the UNESCO. In 2007 the first Primeval
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Kalkalpen National Park celebrates 20th anniversary!
Last weekend, on July 23rd 2017, Kalkalpen National Park celebrated their 20th anniversary! Twenty years ago the park was officially
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Experience Kalkalpen Wilderness
Discover nature – feel the Wilderness! This is an introduction of the Wilderness camp in August in Kalkalpen Wilderness. The
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Wilderness visit from the USA: Garry Oye and Van Keele
The European Wilderness Society has been honoured with a visit from US National Park Service -Wilderness specialist Mr. Garry Oye.
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Wilderness has no WiFi, but you’ll have a better connection
A strong focus point of the European Wilderness Society is that our own team goes out into the field. We
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How much Wilderness is left in Europe?
How much Wilderness is left in Europe?, is the title of the Master Thesis of Verena Gruber our external partner
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