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Romania studies potential reintroduction of European mink populations

Conservation organisations in Romania and across Europe are assessing whether the critically endangered European mink could eventually be returned to parts of the southern Carpathian Mountains, where the species has disappeared from much of its former range. The work is currently at the feasibility and planning stage, with researchers assessing…

The Times of India · Sep 22

Ukrainian skier pushes to keep Russians out of the Olympics

Ukrainian skier Ivan Kovbasnyuk can’t train at home in the Carpathian Mountains because war in the country has damaged the power grid to the point that there’s not enough energy to make the chairlifts operate

The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023

With Ukraine at war, officials hope to bring tourism back to areas away from fighting

The war displaced millions of Ukrainians. But officials are trying to entice citizens to travel around the country for pleasure again.

WEKU · Oct 1, 2022