On the same day as the National Meeting of the Wildlife Estates Label 2025, the Scientific Committee convened, marking an important moment with the election of its new chairman, Professor Klaus Hackländer. Klaus Hackländer studied Zoology at Philipps-University Marburg/Lahn and the University of Vienna. Today, he is a Full Professor...
Throwback to our latest events – Future for Rural Europe conference – From Ethical Land Management to Agrotourism Innovation
Last Friday, October 30th, the conference “Future for Rural Europe: From Ethical Land Management to Agrotourism Innovation” took place in Brussels at the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC). During the event, the European Erasmus+ project WESEM was presented to a large audience, highlighting the project’s mission to promote sustainable...
Two Wildlife Estates sites honoured with Baillet Latour environmental awards
By Alec van Havre — Member, Wildlife Estates Steering Committee for Flanders Lummen & Arendonk (Flanders), October 2025 — Landgoed Loye (Loye Estate) has won the 2025 Baillet Latour Award for the Environment, while Landgoed De Zeshonderd (De Zeshonderd Estate) received the Honourary Diploma and Encouragement Award. The awards, organised...
Wild boar (Sus scrofa) populations in Europe
A scientific review of population trends and implications for management. This report is based on 550 peer-reviewed scientific papers containing the words ‘wild boar’ and ‘Europe’ in their abstracts. The research papers are published in the period 1977-2017 and cover a wide range of topics. The systematic growth in the...
Wildlife Estates Scotland Newsletter
Catch up with the latest news from Wildlife Estates Scotland (WES)!The summer edition of the WES Newsletter is out now, featuring member achievements, updates on ‘Trusted Operator’ status, a call for images on best practice in game management, and details of the upcoming WES webinar on land and wildlife policy. Don’t miss...
Scottish Estates Break Records in Wildlife Conservation, 4 July 2025
Three Scottish estates were awarded the Wildlife Estates Scotland (WES) accreditation on 4 July at the GWCT Scottish Game Fair. The award was presented by Jim FAIRLIE, Scottish Government Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity and Member of the Scottish Parliament.Together, the estates cover over 120,000 acres and were recognised for...