The wolf is a native species of Finland, but humans hunted it almost to extinction in the 1970’s. After it became a protected species,
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Mehr Wölfe weniger Schäden: Großer Erfolg für Herdenschutz in Deutschland
Das Wolfmonitoring der Landesjägerschaft von Niedersachsen hat vergangenen Monat neue Daten zur Wolfspopulation und den damit zusammenhängenden Schäden veröffentlicht. Die Resultate zeigen einen klaren
Episode 41: Young wolf training
As Peter returned to the Calanda region, autumn has started to transform the area into colourful mountains. A visiting friend was lucky enough to
Learning to track wolves in Germany
International cooperation is crucial when it comes to coexistence with wolves. Germany has been a permanent home for wolves about 20 years. However, just
More Wolves, less killed sheep: Big success for livestock protection in Germany
Last month, the German state of Lower Saxony published new data on the wolf population and damages. The results indicate a clear trend: wolf
Episode 40: Words of Wisdom
As the politicians continue their debates on the wolf, Peter returns to the Calanda. He realises how the Swiss political leadership fails to create
Episode 39: Political war on wolves
Peter Dettling spent 3 years in the Switzerland to film the famous Calanda wolf pack, wildlife and nature. The series ‘Once around the Sun
Wolves are saving shepherds
Shepherding is one of the oldest occupations in the world, originating more than 5 000 years ago in Anatolian region. It then spread to
Second wolf pack in Austria
Back in 2016 the first Austrian wolf pack established in Allentsteig, a military training ground in Lower Austria. And now experts have confirmed the presence
Episode 38: Can people and wolves coexist?
Peter Dettling is a nature photographer who spent 3 years in the Switzerland to film the famous Calanda wolf pack, wildlife and nature. The
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 years, hunters could legally
Why we let wolves kill our sheep
Almost every day you will read about killed sheep, angry farmers, or poached wolves. The growing population of wolves in Europe keeps us all
FREE: Watch the exclusive episode: Are wolves more dangerous than cows?
Peter Dettling is a nature photographer, who shows us the highlights of his 3-year long research in the Swiss Calanda region in the series ‘Once
Discussing wolf-free zones on ORF TV
European Wilderness Society was invited to the studio of ORF Salzburg Heute for a interview last week. The main question to discuss was the
Switzerland sticks to strict regulations for legal wolf killings
Swiss authorities confirm several livestock killings in the Swiss region of Val d’Anniviers in the canton of Valais since the beginning of June. This
Let’s get wild at Salzburg Zoo
On the 9th September, the Naturschutzbund Austria and the European Wilderness Society went to Salzburg Zoo, to take part in the OZO Artenschutztag 2018. This
Allowing culling increases poaching
More and more countries demand that the European Union changes the protected status of large carnivores. The Flora-Fauna Habitats directive and Bern Convention protects
Episode 36: One wolfpack and 5500 hunters
Peter Dettling spent 3 years in the Swiss Calanda region to film the very first Swiss wolf pack, wildlife and nature. The series ‘Once
When wolves and lynxes meet
We all know that dogs and cats do not always seem to get along very well. Dogs are often very loyal to the people,
Episode 34: Of dragons and wolves
Nature photographer Peter Dettling spent 3 years to film the very first Swiss wolf pack, wildlife and nature in the Swiss Calanda region. The