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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

Ungulate management in European national parks should be improved

A recent study by van Beeck Calkoen et al. (2020) explored how national parks in Europe manage their ungulate their

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

Wildlife

Come to track wildlife with us at Pokljuka, Slovenia

Together with Dinaricum Society and Triglav National Park, the European Wilderness Society is organising a wildlife tracking event. Join us

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The dilemma of the deer cull in Scotland

A new report shows that there may be as many as 1 million deer in Scotland, causing great environmental problems.

Wildlife

A “hot blob” in Northern Pacific caused a mass die-off of sea birds

Between the summer of 2015 and spring of 2016, an estimate of one million seabirds called murres died. The reason

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

Wildlife

Will Wilderness in Australia ever be the same again?

Australia is facing the worst fires in its history. Even though bushfires happen in Australia every year, the current situation

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180 hunters kill one Wolf pack in Norway

Viewer discretion recommended: Some of the images in this article might be disturbing for younger audiences. On New Years Eve

Livestock Wildlife

Can European countries continue to kill the wolf?

After the European Court of Justice ruled on the Finnish wolf hunting quota, we ask: Can other European countries continue

Wildlife

Human-wolf conflict in Cantabrian mountains

The Cantabrian mountains in Spanish province of Asturias is home to a large population of wolves – about 200 to

Wildlife

Cats and dogs – the most destructive invasive species of all?

Cats and dogs are the most popular pets around the world. Several hundred million individuals of each species live in

Research Wildlife

Humans and carnivores in the Wild West

The American West is a region full of pristine nature, high mountains, national parks and Wilderness. The populations of large

Wildlife

Recent deaths by brown bears in Romania reignite management debate

Experts estimate that Romania is home to about 6 000 brown bears (Ursus arctos). And the Carpathians, specifically Romania, have

Wildlife

EU court rules on Finnish wolf hunting quota

The wolf (Canis lupus) is one of the most strictly protected species in the European Union. While many Member States

Wildlife

Black Friday? Not with our light pollution

When talking about light pollution, the first thing that often comes to mind is that in cities, stars are no

Wildlife

Golden jackal takes on the Italian Alps

More than 30 years ago, the first individuals of golden jackal arrived to Italy. It reached Italy by expanding from

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We are losing 40% of insects forever

A new report of the Wildlife Trusts on the state of insects has come out, proving again that insects are

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