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

Biodiversity brought into focus: A recent survey confirms the high ecological value of our newly acquired salt marsh plot on Hiddensee.

A volunteer-led species survey carried out on our newly acquired meadow plot on Hiddensee has documented numerous rare plant species and confirmed the great conservation importance of our salt marshes... more information

A Six-spot Burnet on a flower of the meadow Fleabane – both species were recorded during a species survey on our property on Hiddensee. © Prof. Dr. Irmgard Blindow
Project of the month

There are two sides to our Pantani security fences …

Only consistently protected areas can guarantee that the breeding grounds of the Greater Flamingo, Little Tern, Black-winged Stilt, Stone Curlew and Skylark in our Pantani Migratory Bird Sanctuary in Sicily remain undisturbed. However, new threats are increasingly emerging: for example, areas of our migratory bird sanctuary that have not yet been fenced off are being misused for illegal rubbish dumping ... to the project

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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 13, 2026. Donations are tax deductible. The foundation is also recognised by the foundation authority of the Detmold (NRW) district government.