lcie.org

What It Is

lcie.org is the official website of the Large Carnivore Initiative for Europe, a non-profit expert working group under the Species Survival Commission of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). It is made up of volunteer experts from multiple European countries working in ecological research, wildlife management and conservation practice. Its core goal is to promote the recovery of large carnivore populations across Europe and achieve coexistence between human livelihoods and these carnivores. The website fully presents the organization's vision, member composition, and conservation achievements from nearly the past 20-plus years, making it an authoritative public information platform for the large carnivore conservation community in Europe.

Core Features & Content

The website's core content is divided into three main sections:

1. Introduction to the organization and its work: it publishes the full list of expert members, and catalogs all conservation projects and achievements the group has carried out since its founding in 1999;
2. Species-specific information: it covers basic conservation data on all major large carnivore species in Europe, including brown bears, wolves, lynx, wolverines, golden jackals and more;
3. Publicly available outputs: this includes all documents such as policy support reports submitted to the European Commission, population monitoring data, conservation practice guides, and position statements, all of which are available to view for free.

Advantages, Disadvantages & Target Users

Advantages: Backed by an independent cross-country network of experts, the website's output leads the field in professionalism and authority. All research results are completely open access for free, and it holds notable practical influence over policy making.
Disadvantages: It only focuses on the European region, offers no Chinese language support, and its content updates are tied to project progress, so it lacks consistent regular updates.

This website is best suited for use by wildlife conservation researchers, EU environmental policy analysts, environmental organization staff, and students in related fields.

Accessibility from China

The website can be accessed directly from China without a VPN, with normal loading speed.