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Captive-breeding reduces reintroduction survival in carnivores

May 27, 2021May 27, 20212 months ago Lia Schlippe 322 Views 3 Comments captive-born, large carnivores, reintroduction, wild-caught 2 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, 2021March 22, 20214 months ago Timothy Sung 459 Views 0 Comments Bear, brown bear, large carnivores 5 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, 2021February 2, 20216 months ago Nick Huisman 838 Views 0 Comments large carnivores 3 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, 2021December 18, 20207 months ago Jonas Sommer 699 Views 1 Comment large carnivores, Protected areas 2 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, 2021January 14, 20217 months ago Hanna Ollos 648 Views 0 Comments large carnivores, Livestock protection, slovakia 3 min read

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

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Wolves create ecological balance in freshwater ecosystems

November 30, 2020December 2, 20208 months ago Hanna Ollos 1339 Views 0 Comments Biodiversity, large carnivores, Wilderness, Wildlife, Wolf 3 min read

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

European Wilderness Society

Are roads the biggest threat to Wilderness?

September 2, 2020March 10, 202111 months ago Gintare Tamulyte 970 Views 0 Comments large carnivores 6 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, 2020August 25, 202011 months ago Nick Huisman 967 Views 0 Comments large carnivores, Wildlife 1 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, 2020September 16, 20201 year ago Jonas Sommer 1187 Views 0 Comments Education and Training, fire, forest, forest future, large carnivores, webinar, Wilderness education 2 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, 2020May 19, 20201 year ago Jonas Sommer 3982 Views 2 Comments large carnivores, Livestock protection, Research, Wolf 1 min read

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

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Humans and carnivores in the Wild West

December 23, 2019April 2, 20202 years ago Ziva Alif 2076 Views 0 Comments large carnivores, Research 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, 2019April 13, 20202 years ago 3284 Views 1 Comment Bear, brown bear, Carpathians, Centralparks, large carnivores, Old growth forests, Romania 4 min read

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

Livestock

Our large carnivore exhibition moves to biosphere reserve Rhön

September 28, 2019January 29, 20202 years ago Jonas Sommer 2046 Views 0 Comments exhibition, large carnivores 0 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, 2019September 16, 20192 years ago Ziva Alif 2493 Views 3 Comments large carnivores 1 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, 2019November 28, 20192 years ago Iryna Shchoka 2711 Views 5 Comments Bear, large carnivores 2 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, 2019March 30, 20212 years ago Nick Huisman 3067 Views 7 Comments Bear, large carnivores, Wildlife 1 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.