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14 Oct LIFE WildWolf: Protective vests for hunting dogs
As part of the LIFE Wild Wolf project, the first protective vests for hunting dogs were distributed in Croatia.
18 Jul Wolf downlisting: How will changes be implemented across Member States?
Since 14 July 2025, the EU has officially adopted the downlisting of the wolf...
14 Jun European Parliament Confirms Greater Flexibility in Wolf Management Across Europe
On 8 May 2025, the European Parliament voted
10 Apr Downlisting the Wolf: From Protection to Management – Watch the debate now
This proposal follows the vote by the Standing Committee of the Bern Convention, which endorsed
10 Mar European Commission Proposes Downlisting of Wolf at EU level
This proposal marks a significant shift in European wildlife conservation policy,
21 Mar Next Steps for Wolf Conservation and Management in Europe – Intergroup Online event
Online event of the “Biodiversity, Hunting, Countryside” Intergroup
02 Dec The Wolf at the Bern Convention
FACE was attending the 42nd meeting of the Standing Committee of the Bern Convention, which runs from 28th November to 2nd December 2022. The Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (or Bern Convention)
27 Nov Biodiversity Manifesto, Project of the Month – Estonia: “Wild Game on the Road”
The “Wild game on the road” project by Estonia, aims to decrease traffic collisions between cars and ...
03 May Press Release – FACE’s Vision for Wildlife Conservation in Europe
Today, FACE President Torbjörn Larsson presented FACE’s vision for conservation in Europe at the conference ‘Crossroads: Leading the Way for Wildlife Conservation’ organised in conjunction with the 66th CIC General Assembly on 2-4 May 2019 at Windhoek, Namibia.
27 Mar Reducing conflicts through management: Large Carnivores high on the agenda for Europe’s hunters
This week, representatives from national hunting associations across 30 countries gathered in Zagreb to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Croatian Hunting Federation in conjunction with the FACE Members’ Meeting
05 Jun 12th EU Large Carnivore Platform Plenary Meeting: Key discussions and next steps
On 5 June 2025, the EU Large Carnivore platform held its 12th Plenary Meeting in the Netherlands
05 Oct 30 YEARS OF THE HABITATS DIRECTIVE: THE RETURN OF EUROPE´S LARGE CARNIVORES
FACE is pleased to publish a riveting report to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Habitats...
13 Apr SimWay Hunt simulator: An educational and training tool for young hunters
The recovery of wolf populations in Europe is to...
09 Sep Combatting the greatest threat to wolves in Europe: Illegal killing
On 7 September 2021, the European Parliament’s “Biodiversity, Hunting, Countryside” Intergroup ...
18 Jan Conservation benefits of livestock guarding dogs challenged by scientists
Livestock guarding dogs (LGDs) are used across Europe to reduce attacks on livestock by predators, such as the wolf or bear. As a non-lethal option for large carnivore management
23 Nov “Coexisting with Large Carnivores: Next steps in conservation and management”
On 18 November 2020, the European Parliament’s “Biodiversity, Hunting, Countryside” Intergroup held...
12 Jun EU court ruling: Strict protection of species extends to outside natural habitats
The recovery of wolf populations in Europe is to a great extent unheard and unseen. A success story lost in the data.
06 Jun Ministerial conference on large carnivores: challenges and solutions. 6-7 June 2019, Bucharest
Since 2016, the Romanian decision not to issue preventative harvest quota for Brown Bear and Wolf has led to a tremendous increase in human - wildlife conflicts in Romania. Bear attacks in Romania are on the rise, having already caused many injuries and the loss of 3 human lives since the start of 2019.
04 Oct Deutscher Jagdverband (DJV), the German regional association Landesjagdverband Baden-Württemberg and FACE meet EU Commissioner Oettinger
The urgent need for pragmatic approaches to managing wolves and the future of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) were key topics discussed ...
06 Jun EU LARGE CARNIVORE PLATFORM PLENARY MEETING: COMPARING GOOD PRACTICE ACROSS THE EU, BRUSSELS
The fifth annual meeting of the EU Platform on Coexistence between People and Large Carnivores took place yesterday in Brussels. The Platform brings together representatives from landowning, herding, hunting, research and conservation organisations to “promote ways and means to minimize and find solutions to conflicts between people and large carnivores”. The Plenary meeting is the annual opportunity for the Platform members to review their work plan and agree the next years’ work. The agenda started with a situation review, examining...
01 Jun FACE MEETS VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION (EC) MR. JYRKI KATAINEN AND STRESSES THE NEED FOR THE EC TO RETHINK ITS APPROACH TO LARGE CARNIVORES
The need for a more pragmatic and trust-based approach to large carnivore management was the key focus of a meeting between FACE, the Nordic Hunters’ Alliance and Vice-President of the European Commission, Mr. Jyrki Katainen on 31 May 2018 in Brussels. FACE opened the meeting with an overview of its clear policy requests as well as those coming from the European Parliament, most Member States and key rural stakeholders on the need to correctly apply Article 19 of the Habitats...