US EditionWolves make a rapid recovery in Europe, increasing by 58% in a decade
- Wolf populations in Europe increased by nearly 60% over the past decade, reaching at least 21,500 individuals by 2022, according to a study led by Cecilia Di Bernardi and Guillaume Chapron at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.
- Conservation policies in Europe have supported the recovery of wolves, despite large carnivore populations declining worldwide.
- Students from Wiltshire College & University Centre learned to track wolves in the Western Carpathian Mountains, gaining practical conservation experience and developing field biology skills during a week-long project.
- The ongoing challenges include managing wolf-related damages and ensuring sustainable coexistence between wolves and humans, as noted by the study's authors.
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Wiltshire students track wolves and bears in Poland
Fourteen students from Wiltshire tracked wolves, lynx, and bears in Polish mountain conservation project.
Study: Number of wolves rising in Europe
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The Colorado Sun discusses wolf reintroduction
This conversation delves into the complexities of wolf reintroduction in Colorado, focusing on the processes involved in capturing and monitoring wolves, their interactions with the ecosystem, and the challenges faced in managing their population. Experts Eric Odell and Brenna Cassidy from Colorado Parks and Wildlife share insights on the logistics of wolf capture, the significance of GPS monitoring, and the ecological balance that wolves contri…
When plans against extinction work: the example of the lynx, buffalo, kakapo and humpback whale
Moving from 94 individuals to more than 2,000, as has happened with Iberian lynx, is not a matter of luck; nor is it that the European bison, hunted until its extinction in the early 20th century, now roams areas of Eastern Europe or that humpback and blue whales, which almost disappear by hunting, and the kakapo, a non-flying parrot from New Zealand, are resurgent. Behind these success stories appear specific recovery programs that have managed…
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