How do rangers in Romania manage large predators? How do they involve the local population and prevent conflicts? These were the questions of our recent on-site training in the Romanian Carpathians in cooperation with the Foundation Conservation Carpathia (FCC). Participant… Read More
Read November newsletter and feedback on ERC
Our next training offers, your chance to give us feedback on the ERC, a review of the extraordinary visit from El Salvador rangers in Europe, our congress film to take you back into the atmosphere and more in our November… Read More
How partnership helps rangers from El Salvador and Europe
When rangers around the world stand together, this not only helps them but also precious nature and humankind depending on it. The partnership between rangers from El Salvador and the Bavarian Forest National Park is a truly encouraging example. Its… Read More
Coming soon: Online Training Dogs for Conservation
Make sure to save that date if you’re into dogs and conservation: On Thursday, 8 December, Wesley Visscher, CEO of Scent Imprint Conservation Dogs, is visiting us to offer an online training on dogs working for nature conservation. Those are the… Read More
24 nationalities, many commonalities: Rangers exchange on the “most beautiful job in the world”
On the road with rangers from Europe and all over the world in the mountains of the Shebenik-Jablanica National Park in Albania. Time to talk: about what it means to be outdoors every day and sometimes at night, working to… Read More
To achieve global conservation goals staff like rangers must be increased by five times
To ensure the health of all life on earth, more and better equipped staff in protected areas is urgently needed. This is shown by a new scientific paper published in the scientific journal Nature Sustainability. Below we quote the most… Read More
Info flyer on large carnivore training in Romania – pre-register now
Cold season is approaching fast – the best time to go tracking in the snow. That’s exactly what we’re inviting you to do: to Romania, where we’ll be out and about with rangers from Foundation Conservation Carpathia from 6 to… Read More
Scotland’s rangers welcome funding, but visitor education and seasonal contracts still dominate
Luke Taylor’s story exemplifies the development of rangers in Scotland in recent years: After starting as a ranger in 2016, he has had various seasonal contracts. As of this year, the volunteer International Representative for the Scottish Countryside Ranger Association… Read More
Tracking bears and wolves: Visiting Carpathians as precursor to ranger training
In preparation to our November ranger seminar on Biodiversity, Large Carnivores and Local Communities, we spent a week on site with the Society for the Protection of Wolves. Our host: the Foundation Conservation Carpathia (FCC), a foundation that aims to… Read More
Report on Train-the-Trainer Findings in Bavarian Forest National Park
Rangers from Europe and from the German Twinning partner Israel recently met in the Bavarian Forest National Park for a train-the-trainer week. Our ERF Board member and Portuguese ranger João Correia was involved and captured the week’s learnings in an… Read More