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Will Slovakia continue wolf killing?

February 20, 2019 Vlado Vancura 6884 Views 0 Comments Wildlife, Wolf

Slovakia is one of the EU countries that still conducts legal wolf killing, despite strict protection. How much longer will Slovakia continue this?

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Cultural appreciation is helping protect the bison

February 15, 2019 6095 Views 0 Comments Biodiversity, USA, Wildlife

American bison play a major role as a spiritual icon for Native Americans while but is also critical in the Wilderness and ecosystem. Efforts to restore the previously vast herds of bison populations are being made by Native American tribes. In particular the Fort Peck Reservation has made substantial strides. However, it has not been without its conflicts.

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Carnivores crossing borders

February 12, 2019 Nick Huisman 6147 Views 0 Comments Research, Wildlife

Long-distance travelling is important to ensure healthy survival of many animals species, but becomes more difficult due to human activities.

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Opportunity for Wildlife Biologists in USA

February 5, 2019 Max A.E. Rossberg 5395 Views 0 Comments USA, Wilderness education, Wildlife

The Willamette National Forest in Oregon, USA, has an opportunity for an enthusiastic wildlife biologist to volunteer in the field

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Experiencing Wilderness through wildlife watching

February 5, 2019 Vlado Vancura 8115 Views 1 Comment European Outdoor Ethics, Sustainable tourism, Wilderness, Wildlife

It is not easy to understand the importance of protecting Wilderness if you do not have any first-hand Wilderness experience. Wildlife watching is a popular way to get such a Wilderness experience.

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Wolf officially settled in the Netherlands

February 1, 2019 Nick Huisman 9534 Views 0 Comments Wolf

It is another milestone in the movement towards a more nature-friendly society in one of the busiest Western European countries.

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Golden jackal shows up in Geneva, Switzerland

January 31, 2019 Nick Huisman 7217 Views 1 Comment Golden Jackal, Wildlife

First video footage confirms once more the presence of this wild dog-like species in the Geneva region of Switzerland.

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Wild predators improve human well-being

January 29, 2019 Nick Huisman 6442 Views 0 Comments Wildlife

It is not the first thing that comes to mind, but researches published new results that the presence of wild predators benefits human well-being.

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Study confirms low percentage of dog and wolf crossbreeding in Swiss wolf population

January 25, 2019 Hanna Ollos 8758 Views 2 Comments Europe, Research, Wildlife, Wolf

Many wolf opponents keep raising the argument of a high rate of hybridisation as a reason to shoot wolves. However, a recent long-term study from Switzerland came to the result that the dog introgression in the Swiss wolf population is very limited.

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Scientists discover new wolf species

January 23, 2019 Nick Huisman 8544 Views 0 Comments Wolf

Researchers compared mDNA of different jackals with wolves, leading to the rediscovery of an ancient lineage of wolves, living in Africa.

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Wild boar hunts in Poland cause public outrage

January 22, 2019 Hanna Ollos 10092 Views 0 Comments Europe, Wildlife, Wolf

The African Swine Fever has been on the rise in Poland for the past five years. To tackle the spreading disease the Polish government ordered a series of hunts with the aim of killing the majority of the polish wild boar population. The country’s veterinary officials approved a plan to kill 185 000 animals of the 200 000 polish wild boar within this hunting season.

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Communicating for human-wolf coexistence

January 18, 2019 Nick Huisman 6305 Views 0 Comments Policy and Legislation, Wildlife, Wolf

Should we always try to solve conflicts, or should we try to coexist with a certain conflict level? Read more about this interesting vision.

Logging started in the primeval Białowieża forest

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Poland celebrates bison’s 90th anniversary by killing 40

January 16, 2019 Nick Huisman 7617 Views 4 Comments Policy and Legislation, Wildlife

In 2019, Poland is celebrating the 90th anniversary of the return of the European bison with a consent to kill 40 individuals.

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First ever wolf visits Liechtenstein

January 11, 2019 Nick Huisman 8765 Views 0 Comments Wolf

The first official records prove the presence of wolves in Liechtenstein. A camera trap has captured the wolf there for the first time ever.

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Isolated Sierra Morena wolf population officially extinct

January 9, 2019 Hanna Ollos 8913 Views 1 Comment Research, Wildlife, Wolf

The Sierra Morena used to be home to the most southern distribution of the Iberian wolf. The iberian wolves, a subspecies of the European wolf, can be found in northern Portugal and north-western Spain. However, an isolated pack lived in the Sierra Morena for decades. The last update of the Large Carnivore Initiative for Europe lists the Sierra Morena population as extinct.