Council of Europe decides in support of the wolf
The wolf continues to be strictly protected in Europe. This decision by the Council of Europe’s relevant committee is for the fourth time dismissing a motion by Switzerland to weaken the protection of the grey predators.
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Second photo of Balkan Lynx in Shebenik-Jablanica Nationalpark
Good news from Albania: With a camera trap EuroNatur's partner organization PPNEA successfully shot a picture of a Balkan Lynx in the Albanian national park Shebenik-Jablanica last Friday.
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Balkan lynx Riste reappeared
Rejoicing in Macedonia: A few days after the Capture of Balkan lynx “Martin” one more of these shy cats was trapped in the Stogovo Mountains on November, 7th. “Riste” is well known to the lynx experts of the Macedonian Ecological Society (MES).
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Third Balkan Lynx goes on air
All good things come in threes! On 31 October 2012 lynx experts from the Macedonian Ecological Society (MES), one of EuroNatur’s partner organisations, once again succeeded in capturing a Balkan Lynx, to measure it and fit it with a tracking device. ‘Martin’ joins Marko and Riste to become the third lynx to be fitted with a GPS tracking collar.
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Working together for nature and wildlife conservation in Macedonia
The Balkan lynx is on the brink to extinction. According to the latest scientific research, there are not more than 20 to 40 odd animals left. Researchers of the Macedonian Ecological Society (MES) presented this pessimistic scenario on the 4th Congress of Ecologists of the Republic of Macedonia (12 - 15 October 2012).
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Sad news from Spain: On August 26th, 2012, a brown bear fell victim to a snare in Asturias and was injured so badly that it died the same day.
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Balkan lynx verified in Shebenik-Jablanica National Park
“We have great news”, Aleksandër Trajçe of Albanian conservation NGO PPNEA was happy to announce in an e-mail to EuroNatur on August, 10th. For the first time the conservationists were able to document a Balkan lynx in Shebenik-Jablanica National Park in Albania with a camera trap.
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Clear-cutting planned in Sumava National Park
Once again the Sumava administration plans to cut down thousands of trees right in the National Park’s core area because of bark beetles. This uncompromising approach is now also calling the European Commission into action.
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Wolf killed in the Westerwald
Now we know it for sure: The animal recently shot by a hunter in Rheinland-Pfalz was a wolf. It’s probably the same animal that was sighted and photographed in the Westerwald in late February 2012. This first documented observation of a wolf in Rheinland-Pfalz after 123 years had inspired hopes that the grey predators might return to this part of Germany.
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Recent photos from a second Balkan lynx!
Great delight for the EuroNatur-partner PPNEA: For the second time the Albanian conservationists succeeded in taking pictures by means of automatic photographic cameras of a Balkan lynx in the mountainous north of Albania.
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