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
“What I refer to as pristine nature, older people might consider damaged”
Shifting Baseline Syndrome – sounds complicated, but it’s not really: People today are losing knowledge of previous generations about nature and take what they know from today’s evidence as the basis for determining which species or habitats to protect. As… Read More
World travelling rangers in Europe: Learning from ranger to ranger to reconnect people to nature
In recent months, Europe has hosted two rangers travelling around the world: Kate and Charlie, originally national park rangers in England, have been working as volunteers with rangers throughout Europe since October. Practised ranger exchange, more or less far away… Read More
Self-organisation and cooperation: How Macedonian rangers protect vast biodiversity
How important cooperation is among rangers: Gjuro Jovcheski and Aleksandar Gugoski can tell you a thing or two about that. While the Rangers in the Republic of North Macedonia largely lack support, they organise themselves. The final, logical step: their… Read More
How rangers experience war and international aid
They are rangers from two very different regions united by one terrible experience: war. We wanted to understand what this means for the work and lives of rangers and their commitment to nature conservation. On behalf of all rangers suffering… Read More
“We can’t shout loud enough”: How rangers connect to protect Montenegro’s natural treasures
The still young Republic of Montenegro is famous for its natural treasures, attracting more and more tourists: According to the World Travel & Tourism Council, the tourism sector was accounting for 25 percent of economic output in 2021. Reconciling this… Read More
Weeks of ranger work become a day: Iceland Volunteers boost conservation
Without volunteers, much of Iceland’s nature conservation would lie idle. Once part of the Icelandic volunteer program as a conservation volunteer herself, Julie Kermarec is now responsible for coordinating the annual ten-weeks Iceland Conservation Volunteers (ICV) programme run by the… Read More
Austrian rangers create awareness for great diversity in a small country
As many national parks as there are in relatively small Austria: There are only a few full-time rangers, as Manuela Jenicek, ranger in the Thayatal National Park for the Austrian Ranger Association, says. As part of our interview series with… Read More
Spanish rangers: Caring for a highly diverse nature
In many places, rangers in Spain are currently mainly concerned with the consequences of droughts and the prevention, investigation and extinguishing of forest fires. We wanted to know how they are handling this, what other ranger issues they are dealing… Read More
Happy World Ranger Day from rangers of the world and ERF!
Today is the day when we rangers around the world are united in remembering our colleagues who have died in the line of duty. But also to tell the public about rangers’ work, which is so crucial to the health… Read More