The European Ranger Congress in Tirana, Albania, is getting closer and closer. Time to give you an update on the agenda and what else is worth knowing about the Congress. Take a look at what our President Urs Reif has… Read More
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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
Newsletter for August available – sign up now
Read now about the latest news, interviews, reports and trainings from European rangers and the European Ranger Federation in our August newsletter. Not on the recipient list yet? You can subscribe here to receive monthly news from the European Ranger… Read More
Historical documents on 1st World Ranger Congress rediscovered
How it all began: On May 21, 1995, the then chairman of the International Ranger Federation, Gordon Miller, ceremoniously opened the first World Ranger Congress in Zakopane, Poland. As one of the first opportunities to meet rangers from around the… Read More
Strong through differences: Twinning partners Israel and Germany meet again since pandemic
There may exist two years between the rangers from Israel and Germany during which joint excursions and face-to-face exchanges of the twinning partners were not possible – but contact has not broken off as the twinning-initiators Ilan Yeger from the… Read More
IRF calls for applications to host next WRC
Can you imagine your national ranger association hosting the next World Ranger Congress? Then check out the International Ranger Federation’s call, which we are happy to share here including the linked application documents in English, French and Spanish: ENGLISH CALL… Read More
Register now for the European Ranger Congress
Registration for the European Ranger Congress in Tirana, Albania, is open now – register today and forward the link to your ranger colleagues! To have all details at a glance and forward it to other rangers, please find our flyer… Read More
Protected areas in Albania are growing – ranger capacity must keep pace
In the latest episode of our series on national ranger associations, we visit Albania and its rangers – hosts of our European Ranger Congress (ERC) in October. Rangers in Albania might not have a long history. But their commitment and… Read More