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Cameras and other traps – exploring deer density in NRW’s forests

An Indian, a German and a Dutch woman went on a mission: deploying cameras in the forest. What they didn’t know was that as soon as they crossed a barrier and were driving on the unpaved forest roads, they would get questioned a lot. Because what were three largely foreign women doing in the middle of the forest with a car? They don’t look like foresters, nor like hunters, they must be lost or…? 

The responses to the sight of us are in fact polarising. While some are kindly offering their help to manoeuvre us out of the forest back onto the road, others perceive us as disturbance to wildlife or their property, not hesitating to take our pictures and threaten to take legal or less official measures to drive us out. 

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Celebrating #EarthDay2022 with a tribute to microhabitats, the building blocks of biodiverse ecosystems

It is common practice to celebrate Earth Day by highlighting the vast array of habitats on Earth and the ecosystem services they provide – but…

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First Exchange of Experts of SURE project in Czech Republic – a cooperative learning experience

In Europe, there are almost as many ways to manage forests as there are forest owners. However, many of the challenges they face are the…

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