Hnutí DUHA Šelmy

Name

Hnutí DUHA Šelmy

Legal name

Hnutí DUHA Olomouc

Website

https://selmy.cz

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wildlife Conservation Services

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312)

akta.pro primary industry

Wildlife Health & Conservation Disease Management (HLAMAJAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Veterinary Public Health & One Health Programs (HLAMAJAA)

Keywords

• Wildlife conservation services
• Carnivore protection programs
• Habitat corridor restoration
• Citizen science monitoring
• Conservation education

Headquarters

HQ city

Olomouc

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: The organization raises funds through direct donation appeals on its website, the darujme.cz platform, and the darujselmam campaign. Donations support mapping and protecting wolves, lynx, and bears in Czech nature.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Hnutí DUHA Šelmy is the large carnivore protection program of Hnutí DUHA Olomouc (Czech Friends of the Earth), focused on protecting wolves, lynx, and brown bears in the Czech Republic and Carpathian cross-border region. It delivers GPS and camera-trap field monitoring, volunteer-based Wolf and Lynx Patrols, wildlife corridor restoration (e.g., Jablunkov bio-corridor), public education through the Šelmy.cz platform, CarniTrack mobile app, podcast, and e-learning materials, and policy advocacy including the SaveGREEN EU project.

Product overview

Hnutí DUHA Šelmy operates as a conservation organization focused on protecting large carnivores (vlk obecný/wolf, rys ostrovid/ Eurasian lynx, medvěd hnědý/brown bear) in the Czech Republic. The organization functions as an information platform and coordination center, offering the Šelmy.cz website as the primary educational resource, complemented by the CarniTrack mobile application for citizen science data collection. Their activities include volunteer-based Wolf and Lynx Patrols (Vlčí a Rysí hlídky) for field monitoring, educational programs (Osvěta) including publications and e-books, and various conservation projects. The organization also produces the 'Okem šelmy' podcast and maintains an e-newsletter for public outreach.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CarniTrack: Mobile application for reporting large carnivore sightings and tracking
• Okem šelmy

Products and services

• Šelmy.cz Information Platform Comprehensive Czech-language website providing species descriptions, protection measures, threats, news articles, donation appeals, and reporting mechanisms for large carnivores (wolves, lynx, bears) in the Czech Republic. Targeted at the general public and Czech citizens interested in wildlife conservation.
• CarniTrack Mobile Application (CarniTrack mobilní aplikace) Mobile application enabling citizens to report large carnivore sightings and participate in the organization's monitoring programmes, contributing to citizen-science data collection across the Czech Republic. Targeted at members of the general public engaging with wildlife conservation.
• Vlčí a Rysí hlídky (Wolf and Lynx Patrols) Volunteer-based monitoring programme where trained citizens conduct field surveys, track footprints, collect genetic samples, and report the presence of wolves and lynx across Czech nature. Targeted at volunteers and members of the public contributing to large carnivore monitoring.
• Osvěta — Conservation Education Programme Educational programme including EVVO environmental games for children ('Po stopách velkých šelem'), publications, e-books, the 'Okem šelmy' podcast, and public lectures covering coexistence with large carnivores. Targeted at children, teachers, libraries, and the general public.
• E-zpravodaj Šelmy.cz (Electronic Newsletter) Electronic newsletter providing regular updates about large carnivore protection, research findings, and organizational activities, distributed to subscribers via the Šelmy.cz website.
• E-book zdarma (Free Conservation E-book) Free downloadable e-book providing educational content about large carnivores and their conservation in the Czech Republic, made available from the Šelmy.cz website. Targeted at members of the Czech public seeking learning resources on wolf, lynx, and bear conservation.
• LECA Conservation Project Conservation project focused on Carpathian lynx protection, building on the legacy of the 17-lynx Šumava reintroduction (1982–1989) and supporting ongoing lynx population monitoring and habitat work.
• Okem šelmy (Podcast) Standalone branded podcast ('Through the Eyes of Carnivores') covering large carnivore research, conservation projects, and coexistence stories, distributed via Anchor.fm. Targeted at the Czech general public and conservation-interested listeners.

Quantifiable outcome

• 17 wild lynx from Slovakia were reintroduced to Šumava between 1982-1989, establishing the current Czech-Bavarian lynx population
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR (AOPK ČR)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022AOPK ČR, specifically the Beskydy Protected Landscape Area administration (Správa CHKO Beskydy), collaborates on lynx and wolf monitoring, population surveys, and anti-poaching efforts. Jointly addresses roadkill incidents and habitat fragmentation with Hnutí DUHA.
• Mendelova univerzita v Brně (Mendel University in Brno)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2020Long-term research partnership with the Faculty of Forestry (Lesnická a dřevařská fakulta) at Mendel University. University researchers, particularly from the Institute of Forest Ecology (Ústav ekologie lesa), conduct GPS telemetry captures of lynx and wolves, genetic analysis, and habitat connectivity studies in collaboration with Hnutí DUHA field staff. This partnership is central to the SaveGREEN project and lynx monitoring in Beskydy and Moravian Karst.
• Centrum dopravního výzkumu (Transport Research Centre, CDV)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2020CDV is the Czech partner in the SaveGREEN project, providing expertise on transportation infrastructure impacts on wildlife corridors. Collaborates on identifying critical migration points, interpreting telemetry data from a transport planning perspective, and advocating for eco-ducts and wildlife passages in road planning.
• Interreg Danube Programme (SaveGREEN Project Consortium)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020SaveGREEN is a transnational project financed by the EU (ERDF) through the Interreg Danube Programme (DTP). It addresses ecological corridor functionality in the Carpathians and Danube region mountains. Partners include Hnutí DUHA Olomouc, CDV, and organizations from Slovakia, Poland, Romania, Austria, and other Danube region countries.
• Zoo OstravacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Zoo Ostrava provides telemetry collars and technical support for lynx monitoring. The zoo has been involved in large carnivore protection since its historical role in the 1970s-1980s lynx reintroduction program (via Ludvík Kunc). Currently supports GPS telemetry equipment for Beskydy lynx research.
• Nadace Partnerství (Partner Foundation)minorOthers · 1 January 2013Supported the Jablunkov wildlife corridor tree planting project through the Swiss-Czech Cooperation Programme and the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA). Provided funding for the initial tree and shrub planting in the bio-corridor between Jablunkov and Mosty.
• Myslivecké sdružení Gírová (Gírová Hunting Association)minorOthers · 1 January 2013Local hunting association that participates in tree planting and corridor maintenance in the Jablunkov wildlife corridor. Represents collaboration with a traditionally carnivore-skeptical stakeholder group.
• Město Jablunkov (Town of Jablunkov)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010The town of Jablunkov was the first municipality in 2010 to include the protection of the wildlife migration corridor in its spatial plan. The city has collaborated with Hnutí DUHA on tree planting in the corridor since 2013 and continues to support corridor maintenance and eco-duct planning.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Wolves and Humans Foundation: European foundation dedicated to human-wolf coexistence, focusing on livestock protection, public education, and policy advocacy—directly overlapping Šelmy's coexistence and farmer support workstreams.
• Large Carnivore Initiative for Europe (LCIE): IUCN specialist group focused on the conservation of large carnivores in Europe, coordinating policy and science across the same wolf, lynx, and bear populations that Hnutí DUHA Šelmy monitors nationally.
• EuroNatur: European foundation for nature conservation with active Carpathian and Danube projects on large carnivores and ecological corridors, exchanging methodologies and co-implementing the SaveGREEN/Interreg program.
• Rewilding Europe: European rewilding NGO operating large landscape projects including Carpathian and Danube regions, with goals overlapping Šelmy's corridor restoration and apex predator re-establishment work.

Broad incumbents

• Hnutí DUHA (Friends of the Earth Czech Republic): Parent organization of Hnutí DUHA Šelmy; operates as a broad Czech environmental NGO covering climate, forests, energy, and biodiversity, with the Šelmy program as its specialized large carnivore arm.
• WWF Czech Republic: Czech branch of WWF with parallel wildlife and habitat conservation programs, including large carnivore work in the Carpathians, sharing donors, EU grants, and advocacy terrain with Hnutí DUHA Šelmy.
• NABU (Naturschutzbund Deutschland): Germany's largest nature association running comparable wolf and lynx monitoring, coexistence, and corridor advocacy programs; relevant benchmark for European NGO scale and citizen science infrastructure.

Regional players

• Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR (AOPK ČR): Czech state nature conservation agency overseeing protected landscape areas including CHKO Beskydy. AOPK collaborates with Hnutí DUHA Šelmy on lynx and wolf monitoring, anti-poaching, and habitat connectivity, making it the closest government-side peer operating in the same Czech geography.
• Štátna ochrana prírody SR (State Nature Conservancy of Slovakia): Slovak state conservation authority collaborating on cross-border Beskydy-Kysuce lynx and wolf monitoring, directly comparable to AOPK ČR on the Czech side.

Others

• Mendelova univerzita v Brně - Ústav ekologie lesa: Mendel University Institute of Forest Ecology serves as the academic research partner conducting GPS telemetry captures, genetic analysis, and habitat studies; functions as a scientific enabler rather than competing organization.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/OchranaSelem
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCyWI0m7IJ2q_orBmvwuRe2g?view_as=subscriber
• Facebookfacebook.com/Ochrana.velkych.selem
• Instagraminstagram.com/ochrana_velkych_selem
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/selmycz

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Profiles3 records

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