The Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity, one of Cambodia’s first wildlife rescue and breeding centres is making outstanding achievements in the conservation breeding of globally threatened, yet often overlooked species.
From rescue centre to conservation breeding Read More »
The Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest shared by Bangladesh and India, is threatened by coastal erosion, climate change, and deforestation. Many of those living near the Sundarbans exist below the poverty line, depending heavily on the forest’s resources. The Bangladesh Environment and Development Society (BEDS) helps these vulnerable communities benefit from ecological restoration in a unique way.
Unfortunately Pakistan has lost most of its ungulate population in recent times, but a new project aims to reverse this in the near future.
The return of Pakistan’s ungulates Read More »
For many people, a place in the forest is a vague dream fueled by their stressful big city lives. For Alex and Cristina, their place in the forest in the center of their life.
A place in the forest Read More »
When we went to Birecik on the shores of the Euphrates in South-East Turkey, we were excited to see a special bird, the northern bald ibis. When we left, our thoughts and emotions were in a turmoil over the fate of the birds we saw.
The unknown future of the northern bald ibis Read More »
Join us as we accompany İsmet Ceyhun Yildirim, Turkish hyena expert and coordinator of the Anatolian hyena project on a unique four-day journey to find the elusive striped hyena!
The widely misunderstood striped hyena of Turkey Read More »
The young biology student Kuzey dedicates his life to reforesting his hometown Ankara.
How Kuzey, a student, brings back the forests of Ankara Read More »
We visited the Agigea Ornithological Observatory on the Romanian black sea coast to talk about why ringing birds is so important and what we can learn from it. What we did not expect is to learn about the 100-year-old protected sand dunes located in just next to the port of Constanta.
The ‘Dunele Marine de la Agigea’ (sea dunes of Agigea) are in fact the only natural sea sand dunes left on the entire Romanian coastline outside the Danube Delta. But how can a 100-year-old, so strategically located protected area survive world wars as well as communism? Not easily, we can tell you this much…
The turbulent history of the Agigea sand dunes Read More »
The Foundation Conservation Carpathia has deeply impressed us with their holistic and extensive work in the Fagaras mountains.
CARPATHIA creates a better future for nature and people Read More »
Many people dream about being their own boss but hesitate because of the risks. This especially applies to the nature conservation field, which is highly underfunded across the globe. Young conservationists have a difficult time finding a job with limited placements available and big international competition out there. However, passion, perseverance and boldness can always
The early bird catches the worm Read More »