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Wolfpacks manage disease outbreaks

Wolves are known to be lazy hunters. Consequently, they will always choose the easiest prey, meaning young, sick or old

Is the moose a threat to Ukrainian forests?

Recently the District Administrative Court of Kiev cancelled the order of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine

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Upper Austrian court cancels decision to get rid of wolves

In one of their most recent press releases, WWF Austria addresses the latest developments in Upper Austria concerning so-called wolf

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Golden jackals in a human world

At the recent Second International Jackal Symposium in Greece, scientists and experts had the opportunity to discuss Golden Jackal and

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Join Peter Dettling’s wolftours to Yellowstone

Nature photographer Petter Dettling invites all German speaking Wilderness advocates to a journey into the Yellowstone wolf lands in May

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What 200 years of hunting did to the wolves’ gene pool

Many species face current populations declines, which is often a consequence of human behaviour e.g. hunting, habitat destruction. This leads

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Germany prepares for arrival of bears

Looking at the current populations of wolves and lynxes in Germany, it is a clear sign that there is room

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Get ready for the golden jackal

The golden jackal is native to several south-eastern parts of Europe. However, due to several factors, their population is growing

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Hope for Austria’s lynx

A young lynx was spotted on a camera trap in Kalkalpen National Park, Austria, last week! Please also read: Following

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Golden jackals eat what they find

International experts and scientists recently discussed the latest international developments on the golden jackal during the second international Jackal Symposium in Greece.

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Second international Jackal Symposium, Greece

Next week, the second international Jackal Symposium takes place in Marathon Bay, Greece. International experts and scientists will come together

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Norway plans to kill half of its wolf population

Update 1. January 2020 – We were just informed that the Ministry of Climate and the Environment of Norway has

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Spanish wolf-hunt banned for 2018-2019

Great news has reached us from ASCEL, a Spanish association for the conservation of the Iberian wolf. For the past

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Discussing wolf-free zones on ORF TV

European Wilderness Society was invited to the studio of ORF Salzburg Heute for a interview last week. The team and

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Switzerland sticks to strict regulations for legal wolf killings

Swiss authorities confirm several livestock killings in the Swiss region of Val d’Anniviers in the canton of Valais since the

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Allowing culling increases poaching

More and more countries demand that the European Union changes the protected status of large carnivores. The Flora-Fauna Habitats directive

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When wolves and lynxes meet

We all know that dogs and cats do not always seem to get along very well. Dogs are often very

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US Government undermines animal protection rights

Current political developments in the USA are threatening the country’s animal protection laws in multiple ways. Some of the laws

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Proof of a new litter from the Calanda wolves

The Swiss Office for Hunting and Fishery (Amt für Jagd und Fischerei) just confirmed that the famous Calanda wolf pack

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Wolf to wolfdog

Have you ever seen someone walking their dog, but it looks like a wolf? You might be looking at a

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