Romania had its first national park as early as 1938: Retezat National Park in the southeast. One of the first rangers there and in Romania at all was Florin Halastauan, known to many in the ranger community as “Hombre”. We… Read More
Out in the Carpathians: A ranger reports for rangers on our training
How do rangers in Romania manage large predators? How do they involve the local population and prevent conflicts? These were the questions of our recent on-site training in the Romanian Carpathians in cooperation with the Foundation Conservation Carpathia (FCC). Participant… Read More
Info flyer on large carnivore training in Romania – pre-register now
Cold season is approaching fast – the best time to go tracking in the snow. That’s exactly what we’re inviting you to do: to Romania, where we’ll be out and about with rangers from Foundation Conservation Carpathia from 6 to… Read More
Read ERF Newsletter for September and subscribe
The latest news on ERC 22 in Albania, a new training, interviews and reports from the European Rangers Circle: Read all this in the September ERF newsletter. You do not yet receive the newsletter conveniently by e-mail? Subscribe here to… 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