Upper Austrian court cancels decision to get rid of wolves
In one of their most recent press releases, WWF Austria addresses the latest developments in Upper Austria concerning so-called wolf
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Policy and Legislation
Species are disappearing, so is Wilderness
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) published recently their alarming Living Planet Report 2018. One of the things that stood
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Can FSC eco-label stop logging primeval forests?
The news channel ARTE published a critical documentary on the effectiveness of the FSC eco-label. FSC, standing for Forest Stewardship
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EU: Costs for livestock protection and damages can now be fully compensated
The European Commission has decided that farmers and livestock owners can now receive full compensation for investments and damages. More
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Can Swedish habitat analysis solve human-wolf conflict?
A study has identified areas in Sweden that, from a human perspective, are most suitable for the wolves to repopulate.
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Norway plans to kill half of its wolf population
Update 1. January 2020 – We were just informed that the Ministry of Climate and the Environment of Norway has
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Finnish wolves suffering from culling and poaching caused by human fear
The wolf is a native species of Finland, but humans hunted it almost to extinction in the 1970’s. After it
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Private Wilderness in Slovensky Raj
Slovensky raj translates directly to mean ‘Slovak Paradise’ in Slovakian. Part of the area is a candidate member of the
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Spanish wolf-hunt banned for 2018-2019
Great news has reached us from ASCEL, a Spanish association for the conservation of the Iberian wolf. For the past
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Federation Coalition Natura 2000: Romanian Government threatens Protected Areas!
Worrying developments concerning the Romanian governments approach to manage the protected areas have come to our attention. We want to
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US Government undermines animal protection rights
Current political developments in the USA are threatening the country’s animal protection laws in multiple ways. Some of the laws
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Romania: Management of Protected Areas and Wild Rivers
Romania is a source of vast natural beauty. It has a variety of unique landscapes; notably some of the largest
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New EU Report reveals shocking state of European waters
The European State of Water 2018 report, published this month, has concluded that only 40% of EU freshwater is of
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Germany could reach 2% Wilderness
The German government and several environmental organisations are working on an ambitious goal for 2020. They aim to have Wilderness
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Need for EU-wide livestock protection cooperation
Update 18.10.18: More confirmed datapoints were added to the map of the ‘Salzburg wolf’ Just a couple of months ago,
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Romanian Action Plan – Brown bear trophy hunting
In April 2018, Romania’s Minister of the Environment published an Action Plan for Conservation of the Brown Bear in Romania, which
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In the news: Denmark plans to build a fence to keep out boar
Another border fence is being planned in Europe – this time in Denmark, and it is to keep out wild
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Wolf remains protected by EU Parliament
Yesterday EU Commissioner Mr. Vella met with about 80 EU, national and regional parliamentarians in Brussels. In this inter-parliamentary conference,
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Tyrolean government also invests in herd protection
The Tyrolean coalition in Austria has published their government programme for the period 2018 to 2023. In this agreement, the
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EU Court of Justice: Bialowieza Forest logging violates laws
The European Court of Justice in Luxembourg has announced in their ruling that the Polish logging activities in the UNESCO
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