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

March 29, 2022November 29, 202210 months ago Victoria Steckhan 643 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

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Wilderness Policy

International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development

March 2, 2022March 2, 202211 months ago Elena Leonteva 703 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

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Captive-breeding reduces reintroduction survival in carnivores

May 27, 2021May 27, 20212 years ago Lia Schlippe 1449 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, 2021March 22, 20212 years ago Timothy Sung 1552 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

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Human impact on large carnivore expansion in Europe

February 9, 2021February 2, 20212 years ago Nick Huisman 1887 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

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Large carnivores do not need protected areas

January 8, 2021December 18, 20202 years ago Jonas Sommer 1760 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, 2021January 14, 20212 years ago Hanna Ollos 1670 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

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Wolves create ecological balance in freshwater ecosystems

November 30, 2020December 2, 20202 years ago Hanna Ollos 2472 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

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European Wilderness Society

Are roads the biggest threat to Wilderness?

September 2, 2020March 10, 20212 years ago Gintare Tamulyte 2103 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, 2020August 25, 20202 years ago Nick Huisman 1951 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, 2020August 19, 20213 years ago Jonas Sommer 2214 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

Killing more predators does not save livestock

Livestock Research

New study proves wolves and livestock can peacefully coexist

May 18, 2020May 19, 20203 years ago Jonas Sommer 5319 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

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Humans and carnivores in the Wild West

December 23, 2019August 19, 20213 years ago Ziva Alif 3205 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, 2019April 13, 20203 years ago 4578 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

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Livestock

Our large carnivore exhibition moves to biosphere reserve Rhön

September 28, 2019January 29, 20203 years ago Jonas Sommer 3097 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

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

September 5, 2019September 16, 20193 years ago Ziva Alif 3605 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

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Main reasons for human brown bear encounters

July 26, 2019November 28, 20194 years ago Iryna Shchoka 3872 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, 2019March 30, 20214 years ago Nick Huisman 4314 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.