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Reining in Britain’s deer

25/01/202125/01/20212 days ago Timothy Sung 155 Views 0 Comments Britain, rewilding 5 min read

This is the second part of a two-part article. Read last week’s part to find out about the explosion of

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Predator problem: Britain’s burgeoning deer population

20/01/202125/01/20211 week ago Timothy Sung 508 Views 2 Comments Britain, Corona, venison 2 min read

This is the first part of a two-part article. You can find the next article regarding the proposed rewilding efforts

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Golden jackal expands through Italy

19/01/202121/01/20211 week ago Timothy Sung 485 Views 0 Comments migration 2 min read

On the 8th of January 2021, scientists confirmed the presence of reproducing golden jackals south of the River Po for

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Estonia approved killing 50% of its wolves this winter

29/12/202012/01/20214 weeks ago Gintare Tamulyte 2979 Views 4 Comments Wildlife, Wolf 1 min read

Estonia, one of the three Baltic countries, announced that it will allow hunters to kill half of its wolf population

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How the wolf divides Norway

18/12/202018/12/20201 month ago Nick Huisman 2077 Views 4 Comments Wolf 1 min read

It is almost Christmas and New Year, and in Norway that means one thing for a specific group of hunters.

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Hunter kills third bear in Pyrenees this year

08/12/20202 months ago Nick Huisman 417 Views 2 Comments brown bear, France, Spain, Wildlife 2 min read

The regional authorities of the Spanish Aragon region announced that a hunter killed a female brown bear in the Pyrenees.

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First golden jackal depredation confirmed in the Netherlands

19/11/202016/11/20202 months ago Nick Huisman 887 Views 0 Comments Golden Jackal 1 min read

Experts have been able to confirm the presence of golden jackals in the Netherlands just three times thus far in

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Wildcats return again to Austria

06/11/202010/11/20203 months ago Timothy Sung 879 Views 0 Comments Natura 2000, Wildlife 2 min read

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

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Will bears resettle in Białowieża Forest?

05/11/202002/11/20203 months ago Nick Huisman 508 Views 0 Comments brown bear 4 min read

The Białowieża Forest is likely the most well-known old growth forests of Poland, famous for its ancient trees and vibrant

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Wildlife 

Wild Rheas in Northern Germany

04/11/202002/11/20203 months ago Max A.E. Rossberg 315 Views 0 Comments Germany, nandu 1 min read

Rheas prefer warm and hot weather and inhabit open areas such as savannas, grasslands and valleys in South America. The

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Slovak hunting quota for wolves increases

03/11/202009/11/20203 months ago Hanna Ollos 797 Views 0 Comments cull, slovakia, Wolf 4 min read

Because of their place at the top of the food chain, large predators are crucial to the functioning and structure

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Wildlife 

The perception of wolves among Finnish citizens

30/10/202028/10/20203 months ago Nick Huisman 575 Views 0 Comments Wolf 2 min read

The common fear of large carnivores is one of the core challenges of the management of these species in Finland.

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Chernobyl is to become a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and a wilderness
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Wildlife monitoring to reduce human-wildlife conflicts

29/10/202027/10/20203 months ago Julia Ramsauer 350 Views 0 Comments Livestock protection, Wildlife 3 min read

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?

12/10/202009/11/20204 months ago Timothy Sung 434 Views 0 Comments conservation, Corona, Wildlife 3 min read

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

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Celebrating wonderful wildlife!

04/10/202007/10/20204 months ago Timothy Sung 483 Views 0 Comments respect nature, restoration, World Animal Day 2 min read

Today is World Animal Day. With that, we would like to take a little time to celebrate the wonderful world

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It is not too late to prevent biodiversity loss

21/09/202017/09/20204 months ago Ziva Alif 447 Views 0 Comments Biodiversity 2 min read

Recently, WWF publlished a new Living Planet report with dire news: since 1970, mammal, amphibian, reptile, bird and fish populations

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Dead animals are still a crucial part of Wilderness

11/09/202009/09/20205 months ago Nick Huisman 526 Views 0 Comments Wildlife 3 min read

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

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Wildlife 

Swiss hunting law puts species protection at risk

08/09/202006/09/20205 months ago Nick Huisman 603 Views 0 Comments Policy and Legislation, Switzerland, Wildlife 2 min read

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

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Wildlife 

A curious case of disappearing wolves

28/08/202027/08/20205 months ago Nick Huisman 851 Views 1 Comment Wolf 3 min read

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

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Wildlife 

New documentary on Akashinga rangers

26/08/202026/08/20205 months ago Gintare Tamulyte 584 Views 0 Comments Protected areas, Wildlife 4 min read

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

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