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Wildcats return again to Austria

After regular sightings of wildcats during the last few months in Austria, nature experts believe that the wildcat has begun

Chernobyl is to become a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and a wilderness

Wildlife

Wildlife monitoring to reduce human-wildlife conflicts

Wildlife is all around us, we just have to look closely. Many species, however, can be difficult to detect. We

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Urban Wildlife: A Contradiction?

How can wildlife be urban and wild at the same time? This question is becoming ever more relevant as an

Wildlife

Dead animals are still a crucial part of Wilderness

Scientists widely recognise the importance of dead wood for biodiversity. A wide array of birds, mammals, amphibians and many insects

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Swiss hunting law puts species protection at risk

On September 27th 2019, the Swiss Parliament passed a revised Hunting Law. The law, which will place the fate of

Wildlife

New documentary on Akashinga rangers

European Wilderness Society is a proud member of the International Ranger Federation. Together we support rangers in protected areas, and

Project Updates

Position available: WWF Project Officer on Species Protection

Are you interested to work on some of the wildest animals that Europe has to offer: the large carnivores? The

Research Wildlife

What can we learn from the ‘Anthropause’?

The Covid crisis has turned our world upside down. After months of complete shutdown and subsequent slow re-opening, a second

Wilderness Policy

World Ranger Day

Today, European Wilderness Society, together with the International Ranger Federation and Rangers all over the world celebrates World Ranger Day!

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What is the bison´s future in Europe?

European bisons or wisents (Bison bonasus) are some of the most iconic and largest herbivores that ever inhabitated Europe. In

Sustainable Tourism Wildlife

Have ski resorts reached their expiration date?

Recently, we reported about the planned enlargement of two ski resorts in the Apennines. The project earned massive criticism because

Wildlife

EU Court of Justice: protect wolves outside their natural habitat

What happens when a strictly protected animal leaves its natural habitat and strays into human settlement? It is a question

Research Wildlife

Re-live our webinar on endemic bats of Nepal

Bats are a fascinating group of animals, but they got a lot of bad publicity in the the context of

Wildlife

Can the moose reclaim Central Europe?

The history of the moose (Alces alces) in Europe is a moved one. The moose is distributed all over the

European Wilderness Society Wildlife

India creates three new marine reserves, one specifically for sea cucumbers

The administration of union territory of Lakshadweep, India has recently announced the designation of three new protected areas. The first

Wilderness Policy Wildlife

Wolves and other Austrian wildlife under pressure

Since 7th January, Austria is ruled by a coalition of the conservative ÖVP and the Green party. The Green party

Wildlife

Wider consequences of Corona crisis – more nature overexploitation?

The foremost reason for the current biodiversity crisis is the overexploitation of natural resources by humans. This has already pushed

Wildlife

Behind the Coronavirus outbreak is wildlife trade

The new Corona virus, that has by now killed thousands of people and infected a hundred times more, arose from

Wildlife

Extinction of species

The current global species extinction is one of the main proofs that the human impact on global ecosystems has catastrophic

Wilderness Policy Wildlife

UK to rule out badger culling

Since 2013, the British government culls badgers to control the Bovine Tuberculosis (bTB). bTB is a serious disease in livestock

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