Land Acquisition

Ownership brings obligations! Our land and property tenure allows us to develop the countryside in a sustainable and unrestricted manner (biotope design measures) for the benefit of endangered wildlife and their habitats. more information

Landkaeufe
Conservation Structures

Our species conservation buildings provide breeding cavities, nest sites, niches, daylight roosts and summer and winter quarters for up to 50 increasingly endangered species that reside and breed in man-made structures. more information

Artenschutzgebaeude
Migratory Bird Protection

We are actively involved in bird protection camps in Southern Europe at the hotspots of illegal bird slaughter in the Republic of Cyprus and the Republic of Italy (the Sardinia and Sicily Regions) to combat unlawful bird poaching, still practised in these regions. more information

Zugvogelschutz
Wildlife Conservation

In support of the diversity of wildlife species, our wildlife conservation projects include the protection of the Black Stork population, tree crown maintenance for the Little Owl and promotion of the voluntary work of wildlife rescue and rehabilitation stations. more information

Wildtierschutzprojekte
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Our STOP Bird Slaughter campaign informs the public and politicians about the continuing massive contraventions of the 1979 EU Bird Protection Guidelines by member states in Southern Europe.

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News

Latest news on our pollarded willow maintenance project for Little Owl conservation in East Westphalia (North Rhine-Westphalia)

For the seventh winter season in a row, our Foundation is once again pruning several hundred pollarded willows in the districts of Paderborn, Gütersloh and Soest to protect and preserve the Little Owl... more information

A Little Owl watching over its hunting ground © S. Wolf
Project of the month

Our colleague Herbert, undeterred in his efforts to protect little owls in East Westphalia (North Rhine-Westphalia), continues to knock on doors!

Our Little Owl Project Coordinator, Herbert, now knows hundreds of farms, their owners and the pollarded willows that still stand there. And he knows whether Little Owls still reside there or once lived there ... to the project

Donation account

Postbank Hannover
IBAN: DE47 2501 0030 0905 9063 07
BIC: PBNKDEFF


The Stiftung Pro Artenvielfalt is a foundation under civil law and has statutory responsibilities in respect of the protection of endangered wildlife species.

The Stiftung Pro Artenvielfalt is recognised as a non-profit organization by decision of the Bielefeld city centre tax office (Tax No. 305/5981/1222) dated July 10, 2025. Donations are tax deductible. The foundation is also recognised by the foundation authority of the Detmold (NRW) district government.