Sleepless in Serbia
In the mild late summer nights of south-east Europe, there are some birdwatchers, who choose to stay up all night at the weekend. Why? To listen for the sound lures that bird hunters have set up to attract and shoot quail on their migration southwards. We accompanied just such a group of Serbian bird conservationists on their night patrol.
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A rather different way to feed the birds
What happened before the click...Photographers tell their story behind a special picture. This time: a not quite common way of feeding birds
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Livanjsko Polje: When humans enrich nature
The Livanjsko Polje in Bosnia-Herzegovina is a cultural landscape rich in biodiversity. We support farmers in finding approaches for a sustainable way of life. In this way, we are also helping to prevent young people from migrating. Our author Katharina Grund visited a some of them.
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Seal Conservationists from the Balkans on Germany’s Offshore Island
A maritime adventure: The small ferry takes us from Heligoland’s main island to the dune, just under a kilometre away. At the end of February, hundreds of Germany’s biggest marine mammal, the grey seal, are gathered there. And we will come very close to them...
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“Without the hunters, we wouldn’t have been able to push the project through!”
Under the LIFE Lynx project, a total of 18 lynx have been caught in the Carpathians and translocated to Slovenia and Croatia to strengthen the local lynx populations there. The project has been extremely successful, also due to the the collaboration with the hunters. We spoke to Maja Sever and Rok Černe from the Slovenian Forest Authority about the project.
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Trees for Spain’s bears: Cherries and plums for a peaceful coexistence
Broken branches, plundered cherry trees, a pile of droppings in the meadow - it's impossible to overlook: a powerful animal has been at work here. "This bear has to go!" hisses the owner of the property in Villarino del Sil, a village in the northern Spanish province of León. It won't be easy to placate him.
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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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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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