Making the importance of ranger work visible is pressing in view of their still far too small numbers. All the more so as ranger jobs are even being cut back in many countries. Yet they are central to safeguarding nature… Read More
Buy a 6th ERC Ranger Coin and help us helping rangers!
We are working flat out to prepare for the 6th European Ranger Congress. To enable as many rangers as possible to take part we have designed a new ranger coin. Read here how you can help strengthen the international ranger… Read More
Learn about rangering in Negev desert & send your Ranger Video!
In our second ranger video, we send you to the desert: Makhtesh Ramon Nature Reserve in the Negev desert is the workplace of Daniel Shermer. The ranger from our member, the Israel Nature and Parks Authority, answered our call for… Read More
Strengthening ranger ties: ERF Training Officer visits Thailand
During his recent trip to Thailand, Borja Díaz, Training Officer of the European Ranger Federation (ERF), had the opportunity to gain firsthand insight into the work of Thai rangers in various national parks and engage in discussions about potential future… Read More
Meet UK Ranger Harriet Saltis & send your own video!
We have called on Europe’s rangers to show their diverse work and the challenges they face in a ranger video. To keep their important role in the public eye and give conservation decision makers the best opportunity to support rangers, they need… Read More
Women in Conservation: Two female rangers share their thoughts
For today’s International Women’s Day, we take a look at those in nature conservation who still have to work a little harder in many places. Two female rangers tell us what it means to them to work as women in… Read More
ERF February newsletter
We were preoccupied by worrying developments in February, including two wars in our members’ regions. We take a look at the rangers in Ukraine and how they and nature have been coping with three years of war. And our thoughts… Read More
Ranger Ohad Yahalomi murdered in captivity
We are deeply dismayed by the death of one of the rangers of the European Ranger Federation. Ohad Yahalomi, ranger of the Israel Nature and Parks Authority, taken hostage by Hamas on 7 October 2023, was murdered after being kidnapped… Read More
ERF January newsletter
First month of the fresh year: a month of ranger meetings and preparations! While in Portugal more than 100 rangers came together across national and even continental borders, the ranger meeting in Germany is in the peak planning phase. And,… Read More
ERF December Newsletter
With wishes for a more peaceful 2025 and a video from ERF President Urs Reif, we take a look back at how 2024 has shaped our work for rangers in Europe and beyond. And we look to Norway, where interpreting… Read More