How does FACE represent 7 million hunters across Europe?
What are the key challenges facing hunting today?
And how can knowledge and expertise be applied case by case in national contexts?

In this conversation, FACE President Laurens Hoedemakers and Secretary General Dr. David Scallan discuss the essential work of FACE, the European Federation for Hunting and Conservation, representing 36 member organisations across Europe.

Topics covered in this episode include:
🔹 FACE engagement in national and EU-level decision-making
🔹 Applying expertise to case-by-case situations (e.g. thermal imaging, sound moderators, and other technical issues)
🔹 Key achievements from last year
🔹 Major challenges for the year ahead
🔹 The wolf downlisting debate and large carnivore policy
🔹 Hunting as a legitimate and necessary part of nature conservation FACE works daily to ensure that European legislation reflects scientific evidence, practical realities on the ground, and the role of hunters in biodiversity management.

With 36 members across Europe, FACE continues to fight the good fight for sustainable hunting, rural communities, and conservation based on science — not (only) emotion.