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
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K9 Training: Learning first-hand how a K9 ranger unit works
Until 6 June, you as a ranger working with dogs still have the opportunity to register for our K9 Training: Dogs for Conservation. Not sure if the course is right for you? Read our interview with Lluís Pallarès. He will… 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
“Show how volunteering helps nature in one shot”
Our 1st ERF Volunteer Photo Competition is on. What does a prize-worthy photo look like? That’s what we asked Dafna Ben Nun. She is not only a member of our jury, but also an award-winning wildlife photographer and herself a… Read More
“We can’t be indifferent to the expulsion of Maasai”
As long-time head of the “Naturwacht Brandenburg” in Germany with 15 large protected areas, Manfred Lütkepohl is well aware of the issue of conflicts of interest with the local population. To this day, the ranger is interested in human rights… 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
ERF April newsletter
After training is before training. Just returned from all trainings and meetings of March, April set the course for more events: our online training on Digital Tools for Rangers in June, our K9 training in Catalonia in September and a… 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
Policy expert: Rangers are frontline workers for sustainability
Delivering global climate and biodiversity commitments requires investing in rangers as frontline workers for sustainability: This is what Marianne Kettunen, trustee of Thin Green Line Foundation UK (TGLF UK) and expert at the World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) of… Read More