The future of polar seas under climate change
The poles are one of the most rapidly heating areas of the Earth due to climate change. With increasingly warmer
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Wildlife
Stones are an important home for our wildlife
The Canary Islands became very famous for their stone beaches like Playa Jardin near Puerto Santa Cruz and El Beril on
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Austria opens hunt on golden jackals
Just recently, a golden jackal appeared for the first time in the East Tyrolean Pustertal. Also in South Tyrol, Upper
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An opportunity for the bears of Europe
A new study has discovered vast areas which are potentially suitable for habitation by European bears. The European brown bear
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Romania has already arranged with the wolf
In May this year, the German Federal Cabinet approved the simplified shooting of wolves. Now, wolves can be killed with
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Worldwide bird declines – on the way to the second silent spring
According to a new study, bird populations in the US and Canada have declined by 29% since 1970. This accounts
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New record-high observation of golden jackal
The golden jackal keeps surprising us. Just recently, the first golden jackals reached Finland. Now, a photographer caught an individual
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French authority pressured to kill wolves in National Parks
This article originates from FERUS Press Release September 18, 2019. The French organisation FERUS has published a press release together
Read More First golden jackal in Hainich National Park, Germany
The expansion of the golden jackal continues, as new sightings appear in the media. In August 2019, the first golden
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Newly born wolf pups caught on tape on the Czech-Slovak border
In the small wolf pack, which settled on the Czech-Slovak border between Beskydy and JavornÃky in 2018, a litter of
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Birds in alarmingly fast decline at Lake Constance
Researchers fear a fast decline in bird populations in Germany, according to a study that has shown that the number
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Beavers beneficial for biodiversity
We know the beaver as one of the ecosystem engineers. We even celebrate International Beaver Day. Their presence can influence
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Human-carnivore relations : it’s not just about the wolf
A recent study by Lozano et al. (2019) reviewed the focus of human-carnivore studies. Due to commonly-occuring conflict between carnivores
Read More Species can’t acclimatise to climate change fast enough
Recently a new meta-study was published where they looked into common species and how they are coping with the heat.
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Bear crisis in the French Pyrenees
The increase in the number of bear attacks on livestock in the French Pyrenees is leading to mayors protesting and
Read More The golden jackal expands to Finland
Recently, the first golden jackal was spotted in Finland – the most northern appearance of golden jackals so far. The
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Main reasons for human brown bear encounters
The recent trend of large carnivore encounters with humans shows also an increase of the frequency of conflicting situations. Although
Read More Bears can negatively impact lynx population
In conservation it is crucial to understand the interactions between species, as they can change the dynamics of animal communities.
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Romanian lynx help save Dinaric lynx from extinction
Recently, two lynx found a new home in Slovenia and Croatia, in efforts to conserve the Dinaric-South Eastern Alpine lynx
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First wolf pack confirmed in The Netherlands
Breaking news from The Netherlands, the country now has its first wolf pack. The development of wolves in The Netherlands
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