Today, on day 28 of our World Ranger Day countdown, we are introducing you to a ranger aid that provides support in several ways: by covering the training fees for two Albanian rangers, Swiss ranger Alain allows them not only… Read More
Networking opportunity: Rangers from Greifensee present profile
Balancing the needs of people and nature. What is certainly one of the most important tasks of rangering is also the theme of the rangers of the Greifensee Foundation in Switzerland. Here they introduce themselves to the international ranger community… Read More
Two rangers, two projects: combating environmental crime and preserving wetlands
Our new “Two Rangers, Two Projects” is about the work of rangers against environmental crime through research and in favour of natural habitat conservation by water buffalo. While Fermin is writing a master’s thesis on green criminology in addition to… Read More
Two rangers, two projects: inclusive conservation and cadaver research
One helps people with refugee background to find access to nature. The other coordinates a cadaver research project in a national park. Two projects, one profession: Hayden Bridgeman and David Moore are rangers. In their projects, both make an important… Read More
From a ranger for rangers: María Martínez develops digital tool for data exchange
María Martínez Labiano is not only a ranger working with Basozainak, Environmental Guard of the Government of Navarre in Spain. She also recently completed her Master’s degree in Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing with distinction, developing a digital tool… Read More
European Rangers mourn the death of IRF co-founder Gordon Miller
It is with great sadness that we have learned of the death of the first President and one of the founders of the International Ranger Federation, to whom rangers worldwide and we as European Ranger Federation owe so much. For… Read More
“We need to understand all human cultures in Israel to protect nature”
Shelli Nahari has worked at the Israel Nature and Parks Authority for twelve and a half years. She is one of just a few female field rangers. In our interview series with the national ERF ranger associations, she reveals what… Read More
UK Rangers on world tour looking for placement in Europe
To all national parks and other protected areas in Europe and beyond: We present to you today a valuable opportunity to offer a placement for two rangers on their world tour to learn from the internationally experienced rangers. Kate and… Read More
Luxembourg’s first ranger: We started completely from scratch
One of Europe’s smallest countries has had a ranger for just under two years: Tom Schmit works for the Öewersauer Nature Park, one of three nature parks in the 2,590 square kilometre country. What is it like to work as… Read More
Ranger life in Malta: Patrolling from crime to crime
Thinking of Malta, many will remember the case of Daphne Caruana Galizia, the journalist who died in 2017 due to a bomb hidden in the car she drove. Not only journalists, also rangers live in danger in Malta, as Camilla… Read More