Let's get wild

Der wissenschaftliche Artikel untersucht die  Auswirkungen des Wolfsmanagements in Lettland auf die Viehprädation . Die Forschung analysierte Daten von  2004 bis 2022  und stellte fest, dass sowohl die Zahl der  gemeldeten Angriffe  als auch der  betroffenen Schafe  tendenziell zunahmen. Die Studie  fand keinen Hinweis  darauf, dass die  Wolfsjagd die Prädation verringerte ; stattdessen wurde eine...

Hi, my name is Lika, I am from Georgia and I am a European Solidarity Corps volunteer of European Wilderness Society for 12 months. During my volunteering, I have my personal project, for which I am travelling around Austria and have a podcast series with other volunteers from different countries and projects. We are sharing our experience about our volunteering activities and follow up opportunit...

In this episode we want introduce to our three volunteers, who are gaining experience in European Wilderness Society. As you know, now is Erasmus days time and it is the perfect time to choose your next project. Listen to the episode to know how to apply for a project. Why the motivational letter is key to your success? What is a difference between Europass and classical CV? Our volunteers honestl...

For nine months, Gintare volunteered with the European Wilderness Society as part of the IVY (Interreg Volunteer Youth) programme. As her time comes to an end, she tells us in an interview about how it was for her when she fist arrived to Tamsweg, about her favourite leisure activities and about how she learned to ski like a local in only two months. What stands out in her story is that she experi...

The year 2020 was an unexpected and wild year for many of us. A year that has been characterised by the COVID-19 pandemic, but also where a lot of other things happened. Great things, that have supported the work of the European Wilderness Society and its Wilderness Advocates around the world. A year in which the European Wilderness Society adapted to new circumstances, established new alliances a...

Rai Südtirol TV Pro & Contra Max Rossberg joined the TV-debate from Rai Südtirol in their program ‘Pro und Contra’. The question is whether the Wolf returning to Südtirol, the Austrian and the Bavarian Alps  should be eradicated and the alps turned into a wolf-free zone. This is what the farming associations and the hunting organizations in these countries are demanding. Max Rossberg discussed...

The traditional wisdom is “A fed bear is a dead bear”. We tend to follow the traditional research by relocating bears who approach garbage in Romania and even resort to capturing and killing bears who get close to human settlements to look for food. The believe is, that once a bear gets used to human food, he will lose his appetite for natural food sources and stop foraging naturally....