Just days after our Workshop in Dartmoor, UK, the Rangers of England, Wales and Northern Ireland plus guests met some 240 miles to the northwest for the annual meeting of the Countryside Management Association (CMA) in Dovedale. Read CMA member… Read More
President’s letter and news on the situation of rangers in Israel
It has now been almost two weeks since Rangers in Israel and all civilians in the region have to live with even more terrible news every day and traumatic situations in close vicinity. We would like to put a spotlight… Read More
K9 training shows practical use of dogs in ranger work
We have just carried out our first international K9 Training in cooperation with the Special Canine Group (GEK9) of the Rural Agents Corps from Catalonia. Under the title “K9: Dogs for Conservation” it attracted about a dozen international rangers from… Read More
ERF September newsletter
Show the great biodiversity right on the doorstep: This is one of the concerns of the rangers in Austria, whom we portray in our interview. This biodiversity is in danger worldwide, with invasive species as one of the greatest threats.… Read More
Junior Rangers in NP Bavarian Forest: tips and experiences from 25 years
It has received several awards and is now a proud 25 years old: the Junior Ranger Programme of the Bavarian Forest National Park. With years of experience in this hands-on form of environmental education with children, the rangers behind this… Read More
ERF Image & Fundraising workshop: Making society understand its need for rangers
Last week 20 rangers of 13 European countries met in Dartmoor National Park, UK, for our Image & Fundraising Workshop. The aim: raising awareness about the importance of rangers through image work and finding fundraising strategies. As a starting point,… Read More
Explore the entries to our ERF Volunteer Photo Contest
Beach clean-ups, saving animal lives, working with others, volunteer rangering to protect nature and peoples’ access to it: the entries to our 1st European Ranger Volunteer Photo Contest show how diverse the contribution of volunteers in nature conservation is. We… Read More
We stand with the Rangers in Israel
It was with great sadness that we learned of the attacks in Israel. With this letter we would like to stand by our Ranger friends in Israel and assure them of our solidarity. Our thoughts and wishes for a quick… Read More