We are deeply saddened to learn about the death of Bledar Spahiu. At just 43 years of age, the ranger from the Administration of Protected Areas in Dibër, Albania, lost his life last Tuesday on his way to a firefighting… Read More
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Saving biodiversity where climate change hits hard: Rangering at Côte d’Azur
Working where others spend their holidays: This is certainly true for a great many rangers. In the case of Tristan Calistri, ranger in the protected areas of Colle Noire and the Giens peninsula, two mountainous regions on the French Côte… Read More
ERF June newsletter
This peak season month for rangers has shown just how much we need everyone on board for practical conservation. Just as with the ranger workforce itself: we have therefore joined World Female Ranger Week to show how indispensable female rangers,… Read More
World Female Ranger Week: statements from Europe and beyond
A week lies behind us packed with inspiring, fascinating and encouraging stories of female rangers from around the world. At the same time, World Female Ranger Week 2025 has highlighted that there is still a way to go before female… Read More
From a ranger for rangers: María Martínez develops digital tool for data exchange
María Martínez Labiano is not only a ranger working with Basozainak, Environmental Guard of the Government of Navarre in Spain. She also recently completed her Master’s degree in Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing with distinction, developing a digital tool… Read More
Donate for ranger participation in ERC, multiply conservation skills!
Connecting Rangers Across Borders = Multiplying Conservation Skills: This is the formula that proves true in each international ranger meeting. You can be part of this knowledge multiplication by donating for a broad ranger participation at the 6th European Ranger… Read More
Volunteer ranger in Germany – sensitising for subtle creatures
Tiny by dimension, huge regarding their impact on the functionality of ecosystems: Martin Rebbe’s passion and at the same time biggest challenge is to convey the importance of fungi, tiny insects – the smallest ecosystem members – to the visitors… Read More
Learn about ERF rangers‘ work in our Ranger Videos
Making the importance of ranger work visible is pressing in view of their still far too small numbers. All the more so as ranger jobs are even being cut back in many countries. Yet they are central to safeguarding nature… Read More
ERF May newsletter
We look back on weeks of diversity: by preparing for World Female Ranger Week in June to improve diversity in the international ranger workforce, to which you are invited to contribute with your statements. Or looking back at a conference… Read More
Rangers unleash power of DNA science against wildlife crime
Whether for monitoring endangered species or detecting wildlife crime: DNA samples can be an important tool out in the field. The participation of our Vice President Ilan Yeger at the conference ‘Natural Traces and Forensic Sciences’ in Prague made the… Read More