Offspring for Spain's Brown Bears
"This is like a Christmas present!" That's how Gabriel Schwaderer, managing director of EuroNatur, comments the most recent news from EuroNatur's project area in the north of Spain. For the first time after years, EuroNatur's partner FAPAS localizes a mother bear with her cub in the Teverga municipality in the Cantabrian Mountains.
More ...Crane Juula Arrives in Slano Kopovo
The Estonian crane Juula has arrived at the nature reserve Slano Kopovo for a stopover on its long flight to the wintering grounds in North Africa. Researchers of the Estonian university at Tartu have equipped Juula and two more cranes with transmitters to be able to trace their journey to and from their wintering grounds. The researchers’ website shows the current station of the birds.
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Nature Treasures of Europe 2011
For the 18th time already, EuroNatur, in cooperation with Deutsche Lufthansa AG, "natur+kosmos" and NaturVision, will host the photography competition "Nature Treasures of Europe".
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Binding Award: under the sign of the Green Belt Europe
In the frame of the International Year of Biodiversity, the Binding Prize 2010 was awarded in Vaduz yesterday evening. The prize is one of outstanding conservation awards in Europe.
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Vultures circle again
The Eurasian Griffon has disappeared from the Balkan Mountains in Bulgaria for 50 years. Since today, the majestic birds circle again above the mountains. 26 Eurasian Griffons were released from their aviaries at the same time on four different locations in the Western, Central and Eastern Balkan mountains.
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Protection of Biological Diversity Still Poor
European countries are not in a good negotiating position at the nature protection conference in Nagoya (COP10), which starts today. According to a report by the European commission he European countries have not done their homework either.
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Wolves are set to become fair game in Switzerland
On September 30, the National Council of Switzerland has asked the government to bring about an amendment of the Treaty of Bern, whereby the hunting of wolves in Switzerland is to be decontrolled within the scope of the treaty. With this resolution Switzerland is sending a fatal signal for the protection of species in Europe.
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Clearing the way for Europe's wildlife
In cooperation with international experts for wildlife protection, the nature heritage foundation EuroNatur demonstrates in a current study how the negative impacts on wildlife and their habitat through the fragmentation of landscapes can be avoided. Today, this study will be presented on occasion of an international conference in Hungary.
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Multi-million project will mean Destruction of Nature
One of the last natural river systems in Central Europe shall be transformed into a uniform navigation canal. Today, August 30, the public hearing for the development of navigation on the Sava River Waterway up to the town of Sisak was closed.
More ...Proof of Young Wolves in West Poland
Several wolf packs, living close to the German border in West Poland, gave birth to young pups. Financially supported by the IFAW (Internationaler Tierschutz-Fonds) and EuroNatur, the Polish nature protection organisation AfN (Association for Nature Wolf) proved this by their researches, which they carried through in the past weeks.
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