As the glaciers retreated from the European landscape at the end of the ice-age, humans were quick to colonise the emerging land. During the 10.000 years that have passed since then, the human ...
As the glaciers retreated from the European landscape at the end of the ice-age, humans were quick to colonise the emerging land. During the 10.000 years that have passed since then, the human population of Europe has grown to its present 500 million, and our influence on the landscape has been considerable. Today, there are no true wilderness areas left in Europe where nature holds sway without at least some humans influence. However, a surprising amount of wildlife has survived, including most of the large herbivore (red deer, roe deer, wild boar, reindeer, moose, ibex, chamois, ibex, bison) and large carnivore species (brown bear, wolf, wolverine, Eurasian and Iberian lynx). LCIE maintains and restores, in coexistence with people, viable populations of large carnivores as an integral part of ecosystems and landscapes across Europe.
