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Reptile Awareness Day – Europe’s rarest venomous snake

October 21, 2021October 21, 20212 days ago Victoria Steckhan 43 Views 0 Comments Biodiversity, conservation, Habitat loss, Reptiles, restoration 2 min read

21st of October is Reptile Awareness Day! Although reptiles might not come to mind when thinking of wildlife in Europe,

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Indigenous Peoples’ lands key for wildlife protection

September 15, 2021September 15, 20211 month ago Lia Schlippe 178 Views 0 Comments conservation, indigenous lands 2 min read

Indigenous lands cover more than one-quarter of Earth’s land surface, overlapping with 37% of all terrestrial protected areas and 40%

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Mass amphibian extinction crisis

August 26, 2021August 24, 20212 months ago Lia Schlippe 180 Views 0 Comments amphibians, Bd fungus, extinction, frogs 2 min read

We have all heard about how many big mammal species such as the polar bear, the black rhino or the

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Why we should NOT feed waterfowl

August 19, 2021August 19, 20212 months ago Hanna Ollos 201 Views 0 Comments Biodiversity, human-wildlife interactions, migratory birds, Wildlife 5 min read

Experience has shown that people with good intentions are unaware that feeding waterfowl is unnecessary, especially in summer when animals

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Do wolves act like foresters?

August 6, 2021August 6, 20213 months ago Julia Ramsauer 419 Views 0 Comments forest, Wildlife, Wolf 2 min read

Not too long ago during an excursion a phrase stuck with us: “wolves are like foresters in the woods”. This

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Urbanisation: Opportunities and challenges for human-wildlife interactions

August 3, 2021August 2, 20213 months ago Lia Schlippe 368 Views 0 Comments greening, human-wildlife interactions, urban corridor, urban wildlife 2 min read

Urbanisation, the shift in residence of the human population from rural to urban areas in search of jobs and prosperity,

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

July 31, 2021July 28, 20213 months ago Fergus Hill 405 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 months ago Fergus Hill 388 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, 20213 months ago Lia Schlippe 244 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

Canada: Alberta kills over 900 wolves...

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Idaho starts the eradication of 90% of Northern Rockies wolves

July 22, 2021August 12, 20213 months ago Lia Schlippe 541 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, 20213 months ago Lia Schlippe 835 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 months ago Lia Schlippe 269 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, 2021August 19, 20214 months ago Julia Ramsauer 493 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, 20215 months ago Nick Huisman 385 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, 20215 months ago Nick Huisman 528 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, 20216 months ago Lia Schlippe 468 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, 20216 months ago Timothy Sung 467 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, 20217 months ago Nick Huisman 601 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, 20217 months ago Lia Schlippe 616 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

An environmental Milestone - Home of the rare Spirit Bear saved!

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The real life Winnie-the-Pooh

March 23, 2021March 22, 20217 months ago Timothy Sung 641 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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