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A milestone for wildlife coexistence – livestock protection courses starting this spring

March 29, 2022 Victoria Steckhan 2237 Views 0 Comments Education and Training, environmental education, european union, European Wilderness Society, human-wildlife interactions, large carnivores, LIFEstockProtect, Livestock event, Livestock protection

After much work from the partners of LIFEstockProtect, the project’s livestock protection courses are beginning this spring! As the first

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Wilderness Policy

International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development

March 2, 2022 Elena Leonteva 2512 Views 1 Comment alpine convention, Carpathian Convention, large carnivores, Policy and Legislation, sustainable mountain development

The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 2022 the International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development. Despite the progress in promoting the

Research

Captive-breeding reduces reintroduction survival in carnivores

May 27, 2021 Lia Schlippe 5411 Views 4 Comments captive-born, large carnivores, reintroduction, wild-caught

Reintroductions are increasingly being proposed as a valuable conservation measure with the potential to save many species from extinction. However, some people

Wildlife

The real life Winnie-the-Pooh

March 23, 2021 Timothy Sung 4721 Views 0 Comments Bear, brown bear, large carnivores

World Bear day is upon us again and what better way to celebrate it than with one of the world’s

Wildlife

Human impact on large carnivore expansion in Europe

February 9, 2021 Nick Huisman 3462 Views 0 Comments large carnivores

We have witnessed the recovery of wolf, bear and lynx populations across Europe in the past decades. This followed after

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Large carnivores do not need protected areas

January 8, 2021 Jonas Sommer 3516 Views 1 Comment large carnivores, Protected areas

Protected areas are one of the most important tools in nature conservation. Appropiately managed, they guarantee the survival of many

Livestock

Lack of livestock protection affects cross-border wolf packs

January 5, 2021 Hanna Ollos 3285 Views 0 Comments large carnivores, Livestock protection, slovakia

In October, following a long but seemingly successful petition by 31 Slovak organisations, the Ministry of Agriculture went against the

Research

Wolves create ecological balance in freshwater ecosystems

November 30, 2020 Hanna Ollos 4520 Views 0 Comments Biodiversity, large carnivores, Wilderness, Wildlife, Wolf

American and Canadian wildlife biologists have recently discovered a very unique example of how huge impact the hunting patters of

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European Wilderness Society

Are roads the biggest threat to Wilderness?

September 2, 2020 Gintare Tamulyte 3902 Views 0 Comments large carnivores

Without any doubt, cars, trains and planes make our lives so much easier. A weekend trip to Paris, Christmas shopping

Project Updates

Position available: WWF Project Officer on Species Protection

August 25, 2020 Nick Huisman 3333 Views 0 Comments large carnivores, Wildlife

Are you interested to work on some of the wildest animals that Europe has to offer: the large carnivores? The

European Wilderness Society Training

German webinar series about forests

July 8, 2020 Jonas Sommer 3761 Views 0 Comments Education and Training, fire, forest, forest future, large carnivores, webinar, Wilderness education

Starting on 23rd July, the European Wilderness Society will host a series of German-speaking webinars shining a light on all

Livestock Research

New study proves wolves and livestock can peacefully coexist

May 18, 2020 Jonas Sommer 7753 Views 2 Comments large carnivores, Livestock protection, Research, Wolf

A new study by German, Australian and American researchers reviewed data from all over the world to determine whether wolves

Research Wildlife

Humans and carnivores in the Wild West

December 23, 2019 Ziva Alif 5061 Views 0 Comments large carnivores, Research

The American West is a region full of pristine nature, high mountains, national parks and Wilderness. The populations of large

Wildlife

Recent deaths by brown bears in Romania reignite management debate

December 17, 2019 13644 Views 4 Comments Bear, brown bear, Carpathians, Centralparks, large carnivores, Old growth forests, Romania

Experts estimate that Romania is home to about 6 000 brown bears (Ursus arctos). And the Carpathians, specifically Romania, have

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Livestock

Our large carnivore exhibition moves to biosphere reserve Rhön

September 28, 2019 Jonas Sommer 4742 Views 0 Comments exhibition, large carnivores

Our travelling exhibition “Large Carnivores and Livestock Protection” can now be visited for free in the headquarters of the UNESCO

Wildlife

Human-carnivore relations : it’s not just about the wolf

September 5, 2019 Ziva Alif 5474 Views 3 Comments large carnivores

A recent study by Lozano et al. (2019) reviewed the focus of human-carnivore studies. Due to commonly-occuring conflict between carnivores

Wildlife

Main reasons for human brown bear encounters

July 26, 2019 Iryna Shchoka 7634 Views 6 Comments Bear, large carnivores

The recent trend of large carnivore encounters with humans shows also an increase of the frequency of conflicting situations. Although

Wildlife

Comeback of the Cantabrian brown bear

February 28, 2019 Nick Huisman 7932 Views 7 Comments Bear, large carnivores, Wildlife

The Cantabrian brown bear population is on the increase. One of only two populations of brown bear found in South Western Europe, the population is under strain because of the isolated area they live in.