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FACE is the European Federation for Hunting & Conservation which represents Europe's national hunting associations comprising 7 million hunters.
📢 Register now for the event on "#WildlifeTrade and Conservation: The EU’s Objectives for #CITES CoP20"

📅 3 Sept 2025, 16:00–17:30
📍European Parliament (Room1H1)
👉 bit.ly/3IZLCXz

Join experts and stakeholders to explore EU priorities for CITES CoP20, wildlife trade, and global conservation policy!
July 24, 2025 at 11:33 AM
🔴 FACE Welcomes a New Patron: Savage Arms!

🤝 “We are thrilled to welcome Savage Arms as a Bronze #Patron. Their support highlights the value of partnerships in promoting #hunting and #conservation"

Read full PR here 👉 bit.ly/3GrT9h1
July 3, 2025 at 6:43 AM
🔴 The FACE Report for June 2025 is out! 🔴
Your monthly update on Europe’s political and hunting agenda. Available here 👉 face.eu/report/

📩 Subscribe now: eepurl.com/dvG58r
June 26, 2025 at 7:03 AM
🏆 LIFE Lynx project wins two #LIFEAwards! A big victory for nature – and for hunters.

#Hunters play a key role in helping monitor, release, and protect lynxes on the ground.

More 👉 face.eu/2025/06/life... #Lynx #Conservation #biodiversityday
June 10, 2025 at 11:19 AM
🕊 Good News for the #TurtleDove! For the first time, Turtle Dove numbers are going up!

In the #West the population has been rising for three years, enough to reopen hunting at low levels. Now since 2024 we’re also seeing signs of recovery in the #East
👉 bit.ly/3HHNwLQ
June 6, 2025 at 1:17 PM
🤩 Happy #Natura2000 Day!

#Hunters are actively supporting conservation efforts on many of these important sites.

They cover 18% of Europe’s land.

See more on 👉 www.biodiversitymanifesto.com
May 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
🐺🇪🇺 The European Parliament recently backed the decision to down-list the wolf at EU level.

🔴 Message from Dr. David Scallan, Secretary General of FACE

👉 For full PR visit: www.face.eu/2025/05/euro...
May 16, 2025 at 2:27 PM
This week, FACE is attending a high-level meeting on combating the Illegal Killing, Taking and Trade of Migratory Birds in the Mediterranean (MIKT).

FACE advocates for “zero-tolerance” towards wildlife crime.

For more info on this meeting, see: www.cms.int/en/meeting/j...
May 13, 2025 at 2:53 PM
🎉 Success! The European Parliament has voted for greater flexibility in #wolf management across Europe.

🌍 This is major progress to allow Member States to manage wolf populations more effectively while maintaining strong #conservation standards.

👉 Read the full PR here: www.face.eu/2025/05/euro...
May 8, 2025 at 11:40 AM
🗳️ Today: MEPs have voted to apply the urgent procedure (Rule 170) to fast-track a targeted amendment to the #HabitatsDirective on #Wolves.

🐺 The proposed downlisting of wolves, aimed at aligning EU protection status with the #BernConvention, marks a significant step forward.
May 6, 2025 at 11:31 AM
🐺 Downlisting the Wolf: A Way Forward for the EU

Register now for the online event of the European Parliament's "Biodiversity, Hunting, Countryside" Intergroup

📅 Date: Wednesday, 9 April 2025
🕒 Time: 15:30–17:00 CET
📝 Speakers and registration: face.eu/2025/04/down...
April 7, 2025 at 8:02 PM
🦌🇭🇷 In Croatia and across Europe, #hunters are giving their own time and resources to clean up nature — removing waste, restoring habitats, and supporting #biodiversity.

💪🌿 All for the public good. No spotlight, just action.

“Green purge” project 👇
www.biodiversitymanifesto.com/2025/04/02/c...
April 3, 2025 at 7:48 AM