06/18/2025Project updateThe people protecting Putumayo’s biodiversity
06/18/2025Project updateThe people protecting Putumayo’s biodiversity
Putumayo is rich in biodiversity, which needs protection against a number of threats. Local communities play a crucial role in safeguarding their ecosystems through conservation efforts that also support their livelihoods.
04/25/2025Project updateHope for Kulan: Learning and Moving Forward
04/25/2025Project updateHope for Kulan: Learning and Moving Forward
In 2024, we completed one of the longest overland wildlife translocations in history, moving 24 Kulans to rewild the Torgai steppe. This major milestone brought hard lessons, including unexpected losses, but by openly confronting the challenges and swiftly adapting our strategies, we are strengthening our efforts to secure a resilient … Read more
03/14/2025Project updateOff to new shores – our project in the Zambezi Delta
03/14/2025Project updateOff to new shores – our project in the Zambezi Delta
Since early 2024, FZS has been active in the Marromeu Conservation Area in Mozambique for the first time. Elsabe van der Westhuizen, who has coordinated FZS projects in Zambia and Zimbabwe together with her husband Hugo for over 25 years, reports on her experiences as the midwife of a new … Read more
03/27/2023Project updateFour kulans for Alibi
03/27/2023Project updateFour kulans for Alibi
Last November, FZS supported a transport of kulans to the Torgai steppe in central Kazakhstan for the third time. Veterinary student Anne Dohrmann took part in this translocation. In freezing temperatures, she spent many weeks at the remote reintroduction site and ranger station “Alibi” to observe the new arrivals
12/15/2022Project updateNorth Luangwa National Park awarded for conservation excellence
12/15/2022Project updateNorth Luangwa National Park awarded for conservation excellence
At COP15 in Montreal, Canada, the IUCN announced that North Luangwa National Park is the first Park in Zambia to be part of its Green List, which recognizes protected areas that have been fairly governed, effectively managed and that respect local communities through fair and meaningful engagement.
12/15/2022Project updateMore Kulan return home
12/15/2022Project updateMore Kulan return home
Four Kulan, an Asiatic wild ass, were transported 2,100 km by helicopter to an area where the species once roamed.
11/30/2022Project updateFZS Ukraine adapts
11/30/2022Project updateFZS Ukraine adapts
Our work in Ukraine has changed since February 2022 due to the uncertain situation, setbacks encountered, and safety concerns for our employees in Lviv and in the Carpathians. Despite the challenges, we have been able to make progress.
11/16/2022Project updateConservation and the next generation
11/16/2022Project updateConservation and the next generation
The FZS team in Indonesia educates young students about the natural world and conservation through hands-on lessons.
11/10/2022Project updateProtecting endangered chimpanzees
11/10/2022Project updateProtecting endangered chimpanzees
Restoring the Mahale-Katavi Corridor is critical to the conservation of endangered eastern chimpanzees in Tanzania.
10/30/2022Project updateA boost for future conservation project leaders
10/30/2022Project updateA boost for future conservation project leaders
Three Frankfurt Spring School students won awards that will help push their conservation projects forward.
10/25/2022Project updateThe plight of the Giant Otter
10/25/2022Project updateThe plight of the Giant Otter
The largest mustelid species in the world is in trouble. Activities such as mining are destroying their habitat. How safe are they within protected areas? Only monitoring can give us a good answer.
10/17/2022Project updateWhere are the Amazonian manatees?
10/17/2022Project updateWhere are the Amazonian manatees?
The largest freshwater mammal in South America, the Amazonian manatee is not easy to find, especially in a National Park roughly the size of Yellowstone. But protecting this species is important. FZS Peru and partners have a way to find them.