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First bear spotted in Spanish National Park after 150 years

26/05/202026/05/20202 days ago Nick Huisman 157 Views 1 Comment brown bear min read

A camera crew shot footage of a young brown bear in the northern region of Spain. It is the first

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Can the elk reclaim Central Europe?

11/05/202010/05/20202 weeks ago Jonas Sommer 311 Views 3 Comments Europe, Wildlife min read

The history of the elk (Alces alces) in Europe is a moved one. The elk – or moose as it

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

08/05/202008/05/20203 weeks ago Hanna Ollos 339 Views 0 Comments marine, Marine protected area, Wildlife min read

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

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Survey: Will the Corona pandemic change nature conservation?

05/05/202013/05/20203 weeks ago Jonas Sommer 322 Views 0 Comments climate emergency, conservation, Corona min read

On 12th May 2020, we had an expert panel discussion about the impact of the Corona Pandemic on nature conservation

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Wolves thrive in Belgium

04/05/202002/05/20203 weeks ago Jonas Sommer 551 Views 0 Comments Wolf min read

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

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A matter of perspective

30/04/202030/04/20204 weeks ago Anni Henning 309 Views 0 Comments Corona min read

It has been eight weeks since the corona crisis has really hit Europe. On 9th March, Italy entered a national

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New laws in Germany and Switzerland compromise wildlife protection

28/04/202029/04/20201 month ago Jonas Sommer 478 Views 0 Comments Germany, Policy and Legislation, Wolf min read

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

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Wolves and other Austrian wildlife under pressure

27/04/202027/04/20201 month ago Jonas Sommer 479 Views 0 Comments Austria, Bear, Hohe Tauern, Policy and Legislation, Wildlife, Wolf min read

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

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Will burning forests be the new normal?

23/04/202029/04/20201 month ago Jonas Sommer 334 Views 0 Comments climate change, climate emergency, Climate Overheating, fire, forest, forest future, Forest loss, forests min read

The climate crisis is the worst crisis in human history and it will affect almost every aspect of the environment

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Wider consequences of Corona crisis – more nature overexploitation?

20/04/202016/04/20201 month ago Ziva Alif 272 Views 1 Comment conservation, Corona, Wildlife min read

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

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Story of a wolf hunt

09/04/202008/04/20202 months ago Nick Huisman 504 Views 0 Comments Germany, Wolf min read

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

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How environmental destruction paves the way for pandemics

07/04/202007/04/20202 months ago Jonas Sommer 595 Views 0 Comments Corona, Forest loss min read

We are witnessing the worst pandemic of the last hundred years right now. But it did not happen by sheer

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First bear in Germany in 16 years

03/04/202001/04/20202 months ago Jonas Sommer 1484 Views 1 Comment min read

In 2006, bear JJ1 kept Germans in suspense for weeks. JJ1, or Bruno, as the media called him, was the

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Call for partners: LIFE WILDCAT project

02/04/202024/04/20202 months ago Nick Huisman 551 Views 2 Comments wildcat min read

European Wilderness Society opened a call for organisations and institutions to participate in a project on the European wildcat (Felis

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Behind the Coronavirus outbreak is wildlife trade

20/03/202013/04/20202 months ago Ziva Alif 538 Views 0 Comments conservation, Wildlife min read

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

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Extinction of species

19/03/202019/03/20202 months ago Vlado Vancura 403 Views 0 Comments Wildlife min read

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

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UK to rule out badger culling

11/03/202011/03/20203 months ago Jonas Sommer 501 Views 0 Comments cull, Wildlife min read

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

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GPS-collaring wolves to make their hunting easier?

10/03/202009/03/20203 months ago Ziva Alif 707 Views 0 Comments cull, Wolf min read

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

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Nature is continuously under pressure from infodemics

09/03/202009/03/20203 months ago Nick Huisman 530 Views 0 Comments Wolf min read

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

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Wilderness needs size

05/03/202003/03/20203 months ago Vlado Vancura 459 Views 0 Comments Policy and Legislation, Protected areas, Wilderness min read

Wilderness in Europe is interpreted as an area governed by natural processes. And natural processes need space to freely take

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