Wildlife Archives

Did you know about this extremely rare European mammal?

From black rhinos in southern Africa to orang-utans in southeast Asia, rare mammals have become iconic symbols for wildlife conservation.

European Wilderness Society

Erasmus Anniversary part 3: Your chance for life-changing experience!

We are grateful to Erasmus + for the possibility to host new volunteers in future! If you have been following

Wildlife

Reintroduction efforts to save Griffon vultures in Cyprus

The Cypriot population of griffon vultures (Gyps fulvus), the island’s largest bird of prey, has seen its numbers dramatically fall

Wildlife

The man who stood up for the wolf in Spain

Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente (often referred to simply as Félix) was the David Attenborough of Spain. Between 1971 and

Wilderness

Wildlife crime in Austria: Better protection for imperial eagle, peregrine falcon, and co.

A new decree in Austria aims to ensure faster and more efficient prosecution in the event of deliberate or grossly

Wildlife

How Wolves influence Arthritis in Moose

A recently published paper in Frontiers of Ecology and Evolution discussed how predators can influence the occurrence of certain diseases in prey populations. The

Climate change

How climate change threatens bats

Bats are beautiful and unique creatures found all around the globe, but they often get a bad name. They are

Wildlife

An endangered bird vs. domestic cats: Who will win our sympathy?

By now many people know of the negative impact our domestic pets (mainly cats and dogs) have on local wildlife:

Climate change

How beavers can help in the fight against climate change

Beavers are well-known as cute, swimming rodents, who fell trees and build dams, sometimes resulting in conflict with people. However,

Wildlife

Mass dying among fish in northern Poland and Germany – pollution, climate change or toxic algae?

While 2022 seems to be a good year for marine and coastal protection with a new UN ocean treaty on the

Wildlife

Inconspicuous buzzers

They are called Peppered moth (Biston betularia), Silver Y (Autographa gamma), or Crepuscular burnet (Zygaena carniolica). They are usually neither

Training

Climate change, predators and lifestock protection

This week, we have also been in the middle school in Adnet near Salzburg, Austria. We did a workshop with

Wilderness

On the tracks of owls and other forest dwellers

Yesterday we were out again, with 16 children from the Middle school Bad Vigaun, Austria. We held our owl workshop,

Training

Schoolworkshops on owls and predators in Lower Austria

We were on the road again with our school workshops, this time in Lower Austria. In Waidhofen an der Thaya,

Project Updates

Many wise little owls – schoolworkshop in Straßwalchen, Austria

Last week we had a great owl workshop in the 2nd grade of the elementary school in Straßwalchen, Austria. The

Wildlife

Hundreds of reptile species face extinction

A study was published in Nature recently reviewing the status of over 10,000 reptile species worldwide. Things are not looking

Research

New species of world’s largest amphibian discovered

Chinese giant salamanders (Andrias sp.) are extraordinary creatures which are sadly at risk of extinction. However, the recent discovery of

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Wilderness

Rivers for landscape connectivity

Concerned scientists, citizens and governments have been raising the alarm over habitat and biodiversity loss for a while already. Solutions,

Wildlife

Does climate change kill gray whales in the Pacific?

Since the beginning of 2019 more and more gray whales along the west coast of North America from Mexico through

European Wilderness Society Ukraine

Russian-Ukrainian war: Brave Ukrainian rangers and latest news about natural damages.

Bombs don’t know which areas are protected and soldiers don’t care about future sustainability of forests, fields and mountains. Russian

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