“Amazon of Europe” under threat!

“Amazon of Europe” under threat!

May 10, 2015 | News

News - “Amazon of Europe” under threat! National Parks in Hungary in peril Massive setback for nature conservation, as the Hungarian government accepted a bill on April, 28th 2015, which virtually abolishes the 10 National Parks in Hungary. More detailed, the...
Kick-off “White-tailed Eagle Campaign”

Kick-off “White-tailed Eagle Campaign”

Apr 15, 2015 | News

News - Kick-off “White-tailed Eagle Campaign” Novi Sad/ Serbia – WWF is launching a campaign in Serbia for the responsible use of pesticides called “Listen up and stop the poisoning! The eagle is down!” The reason is the increasing number of...
First spoonbills arrived in the “Amazon of Europe”

First spoonbills arrived in the “Amazon of Europe”

Apr 14, 2015 | News

News - First spoonbills arrived in the “Amazon of Europe” Spring has finally arrived in Europe and so have the first spoonbills (Platalea leucorodia) in the planned 5-country Biosphere Reserve Mura-Drava-Danube (TBR MDD)! The first sights have been...
Juncker’s List: No EU money for Drava dams in Croatia

Juncker’s List: No EU money for Drava dams in Croatia

Apr 11, 2015 | News

News - Juncker’s List: No EU money for Drava dams in Croatia WWF is delighted to share good news from the Croatian Drava, namely that there will be no funding for nature-destroying hydropower dam projects by the European Fund for Strategic Investments. What happened?...
In search of the “Phantom Sturgeon”

In search of the “Phantom Sturgeon”

Mar 29, 2015 | News

News - In search of the “Phantom Sturgeon” Another very challenging WWF project started in winter 2014/15 in the Transboundary Biosphere Reserve “Mura-Drava-Danube” (TBR MDD). It is trying to find evidence whether the ship sturgeon (Acipenser nudiventris), also called...