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5th Spanish Ranger Congress at Las Palmas / Gran Canaria
The 5th Spanish Ranger Congress was held on 03.-06. April 2019 at the University of Las Palmas on Gran Canary Island. About 250 Rangers from all over Spain and guests from several European countries attended the Congress which was perfectly… Read More
European ranger workshops at Swiss rangers meeting
From rangers to rangers The rangers of the “Greifensee Foundation” celebrate their tenth anniversary in 2019. On this occasion they invited the members of the Swiss Rangers, the national professional association for Rangers to the General Assembly. The annual meeting… Read More
Ranger Association of Ireland Annual General Meeting
On 2nd-4th April 2019, the Ranger Association of Ireland (RAI) held their first AGM and Ranger Congress since re-forming in 2017.Lorcan Scott the Chairman of RAI welcomed approx. 25 members to Clare’s Rock Castle in Carron, County Clare located in… Read More
German annual meeting in Wattenmeer NP
About 130 Rangers from Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Czech Republic attended from 13. to 15. march 2019 a fantastic national meeting at Langeoog island in the National Park Niedersächsisches Wattenmeer. Another good example of european ranger exchange.
Countryside Management Association (CMA) 2018 conference
Theme – Engaging communities, enhancing lives Over 50 rangers attended the CMA conference in November 2018 which was based in the Lee Valley Regional Park close to London and was opened by Roger Cole, CMA Vice President. The keynote address was… Read More
International Friends and Twinning Programs
The Ranger Association of Iceland has made two twinning agreements with two separate countries; first with Scotland later with Romania, because having one twin is not enough! The twinning made between Iceland and Scotland is an older agreement that started… Read More
ERF Anti-poaching “train-the-trainer” course
July 28 – August 3 2019, Carmel National Park, Israel This training course hosted by our ERF colleagues of the Israel Ranger Association is heavily over-subscribed and the course is now full with 13 delegates from Portugal; Romania; Hungary; Croatia;… Read More
Malta recruits volunteer Park Rangers
The island of Malta (316 km²) has been recruiting volunteer rangers in the Majjistral Nature and History Park to help patrol the Park and to report any irregularity or illegality they encounter. These volunteer rangers will also be involved in activities… Read More
A new app to help Spanish rangers
Juan Manuel Alvarez Quiñones AEAFMA (Spanish rangers association) devolopped and launched an app to supply quick and easy access to most of the regulations and laws involved in nature protection within Spain. Taking into account the multiple territorial administrations of… Read More