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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Getting out of the ivory tower – and into the river
Researchers want to save the Balkan rivers with a new self-concept! Interview with limnologist Gabriel Singer
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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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Guardians of the common good: resistance against a huge dam project in Albania
One of the largest European reservoirs could soon be built in northeast Albania – a sad record. The Skavica project would dam the last free-flowing part of the Black Drin. Tens of thousands of people will have to be relocated for the dam project or virtually put into complete isolation. Two young teachers are mobilising the residents.
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Get out the vote: European elections 2024
There is a lot at stake for nature: this year's European elections (6 to 9 June) will set the course for nature and climate protection in the coming years. There is a threat of a shift to the right in the European Parliament, which is why strong voices for Europe's nature are needed!
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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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