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A curious case of disappearing wolves

Young wolves can cover great distances when looking for a new place to settle. People have tracked individual wolves that

Wildlife

Today is International Wolf Day

One of the most successful conservation stories in Europe is the natural return of the wolf to many countries. In some

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European Wilderness Society

Iberian Wolf on its way to complete protection

Thanks to a special clause in the Habitat Directive, the wolf is not strictly protected in all of Spain as

Wildlife

Wolf is welcome in The Netherlands

With 57%, the majority of Dutch people stand positive towards the return of the wolf. It is one of the

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Wilderness Policy Wildlife

Norway further weakens legal protection of wolves

NOAH, an animal rights organisation from Norway, has informed us that the Norwegian parliament has passed legislation, which allows lethal

Livestock Research

New study proves wolves and livestock can peacefully coexist

A new study by German, Australian and American researchers reviewed data from all over the world to determine whether wolves

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Wildlife

Wolves thrive in Belgium

In 2018, the first wolf in 100 years made its way into Belgium. This female wolf, named Naya, originated from

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Wilderness Policy Wildlife

New laws in Germany and Switzerland compromise wildlife protection

Within the last 20 years, wolves returned to Germany from Poland after total extinction. Now, there are hundreds of wolves

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

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Wilderness Policy

Slovenian Court nullified intervention law for bear and wolf culls

The battle against wolf and bear cull is mainly fought in courts in Slovenia. Last year, the Constitutional Court stopped

Wildlife

Story of a wolf hunt

Wolf GW924m has caused quite an uproar in Germany over the last 1.5 years. Little did it know that it

Wildlife

GPS-collaring wolves to make their hunting easier?

In Norway, three members of the Progress Party presented a new law in the parliament to put a GPS collar

Wildlife

Nature is continuously under pressure from infodemics

With the spreading of the coronavirus, another worrying phenomenon occurred: an infodemic. Information about the COVID-19 virus spread faster across

Wilderness Policy

“Emergency” wolf and bear cull to continue in Slovenia?

The Slovenian Comission of the National Council for farming has passed a law to cull 30 wolves and 220 bears.

Wildlife

Himalayan wolf – a new wolf taxon adapted to high altitudes

Himalayan wolves, inhabiting Tibet and Nepal, are little known to science as their difference from grey wolf has only recently

Wildlife

Wolves shown to help control tuberculosis in Asturias

A study published in a prestigeous journal Nature (Tanner et al., 2019) found that wolves perform a crucial function in

Wildlife

A successful wildlife tracking in Slovenia

Last Saturday, on the 15th February, the European Wilderness Society, together with Dinaricum NGO, held a wildlife tracking citizens engagement

Wildlife

The wolf needs more training

The recent news and statistics revealed that wolves would need much better training to survive. Particularly education on the subject

Livestock Wildlife

Spanish court declares wolf hunting illegal

A verdict of the High Court of Justice of the region Castilla y León, Spain overturns the 2016 – 2019

Livestock

Livestock protection works: a case study from Brandenburg

Brandenburg, along with Saxony, are the states with the largest wolf density in Germany. At the moment, there are 49

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