Bears, vultures and flamingos - Europe's wildlife

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Cross-border protection of bears, wolves and lynx as well as Europe's migratory birds is one of EuroNatur's core concerns.
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Wolf in the forest

What happened before the click...Photographers tell their story behind a special picture. This time: a wolf who seems to sense something.

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Wild Europe - Eye to eye with nature

Is there still unspoilt nature in Europe? A young film team sets off to discover the last remaining natural treasures of our continent. They soon realise that wilderness is much more than just a dot on the map. Wilderness safeguards biodiversity, helps the climate and protects habitats. But the last untouched areas are threatened by illegal timber trade, poaching and destruction.

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A bird that brings people together

Storks wherever you look. The stork village of Pentowo in Poland is an Eldorado for stork fans. The 20th meeting of the European Stork Villages took place there in May 2023: a unique experience for everyone involved.

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Trees for bears

By planting fruit trees, our Spanish partners from Fapas want to show how humans and bears can coexist peacefully. The campaign is intended to create new food sources for the bears and at the same time enable Fapas to establish a connection with the people in the villages.

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Fatal high

What happened before the click...Photographers tell their story behind a special picture. This time: an alcohol trip with fatal consequences

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Between the Alps and the Adriatic - EuroNatur in Slowenia

At the end of September, most of the staff at EuroNatur set off on a study tour of Slovenia. Before the trip, the staff take a vote to see which of our project areas we would like to get a deeper understanding of. It soon becomes apparent that flying is not an option. So we set off from Lake Constance across the Alps in two hired minibuses...

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Swimming for monk seals

The internationally successful open water swimmer Dina Levačić often trains in the Adriatic Sea. On 14 June, however, under special circumstances: to protect the monk seal.

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Guardians of our health and our environment

Vultures are not only highly evolved birds of prey with finely-honed senses, they also make an important contribution to the world’s ecosystems. And these scavengers are moreover indispensable guardians of our health. Recent studies have even shown that vultures actively protect our climate.

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No man is an island

What happened before the click...Photographers tell their story behind a special picture. This time: a small wading bird on a remote North Sea island and the war in Ukraine.

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Nature and species conservation have their price

A commentary by EuroNatur project manager Antje Henkelmann

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