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This Saturday the 31st of July is World Rangers Day!

July 31, 2021July 28, 202114 hours ago Fergus Hill 47 Views 0 Comments Biodiversity, Education and Training, Wilderness 2 min read

Today we are showing our support for the essential yet often underappreciated work of Rangers across the world. This day

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The return of the Dingo

July 29, 2021July 26, 20213 days ago Fergus Hill 127 Views 0 Comments Livestock protection, Wolf 3 min read

Time and time again natural solutions challenge commonly held notions of what people in the developed world consider “the right

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Overfishing in Costa Rica is driving sharks to extinction

July 26, 2021July 19, 20216 days ago Lia Schlippe 55 Views 0 Comments Costa Rica, longline fishery, overfishing, shark 2 min read

Earlier this year, Costa Rica’s President Carlos Alvarado signed a decree that gutted vital protections for sharks, even those officially

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Idaho starts the eradication of 90% of Norther Rockies wolves

July 22, 2021July 19, 20211 week ago Lia Schlippe 235 Views 0 Comments Idaho, US, wolves 2 min read

On July 1, the state of Idaho began an eradication campaign to slash the state’s wolf population from the landscape, with the

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Court victory for wolves in Norway!

July 16, 2021July 12, 20212 weeks ago Lia Schlippe 552 Views 0 Comments cull, NOAH, Norway, Wolf 2 min read

Despite being one of the countries with the lowest human densities of Europe, Norway only allows and protects wolves in

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Bee or Fly? Can you really distinguish them?

July 13, 2021July 5, 20213 weeks ago Lia Schlippe 82 Views 0 Comments Batesian, bee, identification, mimicry 3 min read

We all know that the looks are not all that matters. But when it comes to the question to eat

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Wildlife crime in Central Europe

June 25, 2021June 24, 20211 month ago Julia Ramsauer 307 Views 0 Comments Lynx, wildlife crime 3 min read

Wildlife crime does not only exist in Africa but also in Europe. In general, it is defined as criminal acts

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Let’s care about each otter

May 26, 2021May 26, 20212 months ago Nick Huisman 209 Views 0 Comments otter, Wildlife 2 min read

On the last Wednesday of May, we celebrate World Otter Day! Besides that otters are absolutely adorable and cute, they

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Unique video of golden jackal in The Netherlands

May 13, 2021May 6, 20213 months ago Nick Huisman 352 Views 0 Comments Golden Jackal 2 min read

For the fifth time since 2016, the Dutch have been surprised by a visit of a golden jackal. It is

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Connect to nature through migratory birds

May 11, 2021May 10, 20213 months ago Lia Schlippe 291 Views 0 Comments migration, migratory birds, whooping crane 4 min read

For many people, birdwatching has been the opening door to connect with nature. That’s not surprising at all, as birds

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NGO battles biodiversity loss in the Brazilian Cerrado and Amazon

April 14, 2021April 14, 20214 months ago Timothy Sung 310 Views 0 Comments forest 6 min read

A global crisis that has consequences for the whole planet: deforestation. This is a problem that affects Europe’s fragile ecosystem

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New observations confirm wildcat presence in Austria

April 9, 2021April 6, 20214 months ago Nick Huisman 437 Views 0 Comments Austria, wildcat 2 min read

Good news for the wildcat in Austria, as Thayatal National Park confirms new records of the forest dweller. The European

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Have a DAM good day!

April 7, 2021April 1, 20214 months ago Lia Schlippe 449 Views 1 Comment beavers 2 min read

Today we celebrate the International Beaver Day with great news! This year, the Wildlife Trust will release a record number

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The real life Winnie-the-Pooh

March 23, 2021March 22, 20214 months ago Timothy Sung 477 Views 0 Comments Bear, brown bear, large carnivores 5 min read

World Bear day is upon us again and what better way to celebrate it than with one of the world’s

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Celebrating Austrian Day of the Butterfly

March 14, 2021March 10, 20215 months ago Nick Huisman 446 Views 0 Comments insect 3 min read

On March 14th, Austria is celebrating the Day of the Butterfly! Let us seize this opportunity to raise awareness about

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To cull or not to cull?

March 2, 2021March 2, 20215 months ago Timothy Sung 581 Views 0 Comments Biodiversity, National Park, Wildlife 3 min read

Letting nature be nature (Natur Natur sein lassen) is a key principle of German National Parks. At first glance, this

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A detailed analysis of the golden jackal diet

March 1, 2021March 1, 20215 months ago Nick Huisman 1056 Views 1 Comment Golden Jackal 2 min read

Researchers have reviewed studies on the diet of golden jackals in south-eastern Europe and published their findings in the Mammal

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Eurasian otters to be killed in Salzburg

February 18, 2021February 18, 20215 months ago Julia Ramsauer 853 Views 0 Comments Austria, Biodiversity, river, Wildlife 2 min read

The Eurasian otter is a strictly protected species according to the Fauna-Flora-Habitats-Directive (FFH). Nevertheless, Austria has already allowed in the

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Spain: protection of wolf expanded

February 12, 2021February 10, 20216 months ago Julia Ramsauer 990 Views 0 Comments Spain, Wolf 3 min read

Before the 4th of February 2021, hunters were able to legally kill wolves in the north of Spain. However, only

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How to bring halt to wild bee decline

February 10, 2021February 4, 20216 months ago Nick Huisman 560 Views 0 Comments insect 2 min read

Researchers have published a study in which they conclude that the number of wild bee species are rapidly decreasing. They

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