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Awardees: Grafenwöhr Federal Forestry Enterprise in Bavaria, Germany, “Fritzöe Estate” in Norway and “Palosaari Wildlife Management and Education Estate” in Pyhäjoki, Finland.

CIC Edmond Blanc Awards 2010

This year the Edmond Blanc Prize of the International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation (CIC), given for outstanding efforts in wildlife conservation and game management based on the principles of sustainable use, was awarded to the to the Grafenwöhr Federal Forestry Enterprise in Bavaria, Germany. Two Edmond Blanc Diplomas were given to the “Fritzöe Estate” in Norway and to the “Palosaari Wildlife Management and Education Estate” in Pyhäjoki, Finland.

Grafenwöhr

In 1910 the military training base of Grafenwöhr was founded for the III. Bavarian Army Corps. In the same year the military forestry office, which is today the Federal Forest Enterprise, was created. The Enterprise is responsible for 23,000 hectares of land in a very diverse landscape.

“We award the Federal Forestry Enterprise for its exemplary achievements in the intensively used Grafenwöhr military training area in conserving the habitats of numerous valuable animal and plant species, especially through hunting measures. Their management of red deer, Germany’s largest game species, which is guided by biological, ecological and economic principles, is outstanding. And at the same time German hunting traditions, a cultural heritage which is well worth to be preserved, are practiced”, said Dr. Nicolás Franco, President of the international Jury. In this context, the high number of the red deer has a very important ecological function for the conservation of this especially valuable open landscape. The Forestry Office celebrates this year its 100th anniversary.

News from June 2011:

The Federal Forest Management Grafenwöhr received the Environment Prize of US Armed Forces and the Innovation Award of the Bavarian Tax Payers Association. Click here to read more.

Fritzöe

The Fritzöe Estate (Fritzöe Skoger) in the south of Norway stretches from the coastal town Larvik 56 km northward to the county of Kongsberg with the extension of 61,000 hectares including lakes and water falls.

The main business is forestry with mainly spruce, some pine and birch with other deciduous trees, but of course hunting (mainly on moose) is also a source of income. Taking care of and sustaining the moose population is a vital part of the total strategy and responsibility of the Estate, enabling to obtain a long-term balance between forestry and game management. The Fritzöe Estate is also serving as recreational area for 200,000 people living in the surroundings, one of the most densely populated areas of Norway.

The Fritzöe Estate is part of the privately owned enterprise Treschow-Fritzöe, which is one of the oldest companies in Norway with its origin traced back to the 13th century and taken over by the Treschow family in 1835.

Palosaari

The Palosaari Wildlife Management and Education Estate, in Mid-Western Finland, about 80 km southwest from Oulu, is a model area (2827 ha) of game management on state-owned land. Hunting at the estate is planned and performed following the principles of sustainability. The area is available also for local trust enterprises to use for ecotourism and for general education of game and habitat management through field trips and educational events.

Moose hunting is the most important annual hunting event in Palosaari, but hare and Grouse hunts (capercaillie, black and hazel grouse) are also popular.