large carnivores - European Wilderness Society

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

March 29, 20222 years ago Victoria Steckhan 1185 Views 0 Comments 8 min read

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

Maramarosh Wilderness Carpathian Biosphere Reserve-19715.jpg

Wilderness Policy

International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development

March 2, 20222 years ago Elena Leonteva 1344 Views 1 Comment 10 min read

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, 20213 years ago Lia Schlippe 2909 Views 3 Comments 3 min read

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, 20213 years ago Timothy Sung 2276 Views 0 Comments 9 min read

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, 20213 years ago Nick Huisman 2415 Views 0 Comments 4 min read

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

Research

Large carnivores do not need protected areas

January 8, 20213 years ago Jonas Sommer 2393 Views 1 Comment 3 min read

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, 20213 years ago Hanna Ollos 2294 Views 0 Comments 7 min read

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, 20203 years ago Hanna Ollos 3161 Views 0 Comments 7 min read

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

world-s-top-class-wilderness-in-banff-is-in-peril-16.jpg

European Wilderness Society

Are roads the biggest threat to Wilderness?

September 2, 20204 years ago Gintare Tamulyte 2721 Views 0 Comments 7 min read

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, 20204 years ago Nick Huisman 2504 Views 0 Comments 5 min read

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, 20204 years ago Jonas Sommer 2729 Views 0 Comments 3 min read

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, 20204 years ago Jonas Sommer 6276 Views 2 Comments 3 min read

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, 20194 years ago Ziva Alif 3829 Views 0 Comments 2 min read

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, 20194 years ago 5708 Views 2 Comments 8 min read

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

Large Carnivore Exhibition Uzhhorod-15432.jpg

Livestock

Our large carnivore exhibition moves to biosphere reserve Rhön

September 28, 20195 years ago Jonas Sommer 3769 Views 0 Comments 1 min read

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, 20195 years ago Ziva Alif 4278 Views 3 Comments 2 min read

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, 20195 years ago Iryna Shchoka 4708 Views 6 Comments 3 min read

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, 20195 years ago Nick Huisman 5170 Views 7 Comments 4 min read

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.