Call for proposals: nature summer camp
A Csányi Alapítvány a Gyermekekért ,,Somogyi expedíció: Élet a víz felett és felszín alatt!” címmel pályázatot hirdet a Kaposvári járás nehéz körülmények között élő 5-8. osztályos gyermekei számára. A sikeresen pályázók részt vehetnek a Bárdudvarnokon és Kaposváron 2026.07.20-24. között megrendezésre kerülő természetvédelmi nyári táborban. A tábor szakmai programját a Fauna és Flóra Alapítvány biztosítja. A […]
Wildcat (𝙁𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙨) camera trap survey in the Pilis-Buda mountains 2023-2025
Author: by Lilla Burányi Virág, supervisor: Dr. Zsolt Biró In the autumn of 2023, I won a grant from the Fauna and Flora Foundation to add nine wildlife cameras to my research on the wild cat (Felis silvestris) in the Visegrád Mountains. A summary of the first results can be found here: https://faunaesflora.com/2024/08/07/vadmacska-kameracsapdas-es-kerdoives-felmerese-a-pilis-budai-hegysegben/. Fortunately, with the help of the Foundation, I was able to continue this work, as I resubmitted my [...]
Call for applications: summer internship
The Fauna and Flora Foundation is launching a call for applications for compulsory or voluntary internships for the spring semester of the academic year 2024/2025. The aim of the competition is to facilitate the learning of practical work in a hunting area of a national and a foreign hunting concession. The duration of the internships is two weeks (14 calendar days), including weekends. Deadline: 30 May 2025 Location.
Questionnaire on golden jackal (𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘶𝘴)
What do you think about the golden jackal? In our latest survey, we are investigating the perception of the golden jackal - which has been expanding rapidly in recent decades and is now known to many to some extent - among domestic game managers, foresters, livestock farmers, plant breeders, conservationists and NGOs. We would like to get the views of as many interested professional groups as possible. It should take about 5-7 minutes to complete. If you have already encountered the [...]
Call for proposals: research activity
Pályázati felhívás a 2024/25- ös tanév tavaszi és a 2025/26-os tanév őszi félévére kutatási tevékenység támogatására. A pályázatot az Alapítvány hallgatók részére írja ki, a már megkezdett kutatások előnyt élveznek. Az Alapítvány témafelsorolást tesz közzé a jelen pályázati felhívás mellékleteként, amely témák közül a hallgatók szabadon választhatnak kutatási témát, de a megadottaktól eltérő javaslatot is […]
Call for proposals: nature summer camp
The Csányi Foundation for Children is launching a competition entitled "Secrets of our Nature: discover, protect" for children in grades 5-8 living in difficult circumstances in the Kaposvár district. The successful applicants will be able to participate in the nature summer camp in Bárdudvarnok - Olajhegy between 14-18.07.2025. The professional programme of the camp will be provided by the Fauna and Flora Foundation. The deadline for applications is [...]
The role of agricultural habitats in conserving bird diversity
Lili Jakabffy, a student of conservation engineering at the University of Sopron, conducted research focusing on the role of agricultural habitats in the conservation of bird diversity. Lili was successful in her application and was awarded a grant for her research by our Foundation. The results of the study have resulted in a thesis, a TDK place and an OTDK nomination. Our heartfelt congratulations to the student and her supervisor, Dr. Sándor Flóris Kalmár! Agrohabitats [...]
Transylvanian exercise at the Hertan Hunting Association
For many years, Hertan VT in Kommando has been hosting wildlife engineering students supported by our foundation for spring and summer internships. This year in August, a total of seven students from the University of Sopron and the Hungarian University of Agricultural and Life Sciences took part in the two-week summer internship, where they learned the method of building a high and big game [...]
We had a two-week internship at SEFAG Zrt. Szántódi Forestry
One of the host sites of the summer internships supported by our foundation is SEFAG Zrt. Szántódi Forestry of the SEFAG. The July internship led by the head of the hunting sector László Jakus was attended by one student of wildlife engineering from the University of Sopron and one from the Hungarian University of Agricultural and Life Sciences. During the two weeks of the internship, the students were able to gain an insight into the [...]
Internship at the Fauna Hunting Society of South Transdanubia
This year again, our Foundation announced a call for applications for students of higher education in wildlife management to support their compulsory or voluntary internships. Within the framework of the application, a total of three locations hosted students for a two-week summer internship; in Nagybajom, the South Transdanubian Fauna Hunting Society, in Szántód, SEFAG Zrt. and in Transylvania, the Hertan Hunting Association. This year, the University of Sopron, [...]