About WeWilder by WWF

The Carpathians hold Europe's last great wilderness - a landscape where bison, wolves, and human lives have been braided together for centuries. Wild nature survives here not despite people, but because generations made room for it. True conservation depends on this deep coexistence: the same forests that shelter wildlife shelter local livelihoods, proving that nature cannot be protected by excluding the communities who share it.

This harmony is the core of WeWilder, a WWF initiative in Armeniș, at the foothills of the Țarcu Mountains, in the Carpathians. Operating on the truth that lasting nature requires thriving communities, WeWilder puts stewardship directly into local hands. Locals are trained as rangers, tracking guides, and hosts, while a local farming cooperative keeps traditional agriculture vibrant alongside wild spaces. Conservation becomes something the community actively owns, defends, and benefits from.

The reintroduction of free-roaming bison in 2014 restored both a keystone species and a human ecosystem. Today, over 250 bison roam free, while eco-tourism, retreats, and local crafts prove that human prosperity and wild nature can flourish together. By honoring humans as an essential part of the landscape, economic growth actively regenerates the environment. Through this limited edition, Carpathian supports WeWilder by WWF - backing the mountains' traditional guardians so that what is wild stays wild.

The partnership

Carpathian Single Malt Whisky was born from a fundamental truth: a spirit cannot be separated from the character of the land and people that shape it. Our whisky owes its depth to the raw waters, rich soil, and untamed spirit of the Carpathian Mountains. Partnering with WeWilder by WWF is a natural extension of our core values. We both believe that true heritage is not something to merely harvest or observe - it is something to nurture, respect, and protect alongside the people who call these valleys home.

The Carpathians hold Europe's last great wilderness, and they hold villages, pastures, and families whose lives have been braided into it for centuries. These are not two separate stories. The bison walk through grazing land; the forests that shelter wolves and bears are the same forests that shelter livelihoods. Wild nature survives here not despite the people, but because of the generations who made room for it.

Through this limited edition, Carpathian supports those who work in partnership with WeWilder by WWF - backing the people who have been these mountains' guardians all along, so that what is wild stays wild.

Our committed partnership goes beyond a simple backing up of the core activity of WeWilder. From every limited edition bottle sold, 10% will go to a special project developed with your help.

2014

Reintroduction of free-roaming bison in Armeniș, at the foothills of the Țarcu Mountains.

250+

Free-roaming bison thriving today alongside local grazing lands and forests.

10%

From every limited edition bottle sold directed to a special project developed with your help.

Training Rangers

Training and equipping Armeniș residents as rangers and tracking guides monitoring the 250+ free-roaming bison and wildlife corridors.

Farming Cooperative

Backing smallholder families and the local farming cooperative keeping traditional agriculture vibrant alongside wild spaces.

Eco-Tourism

Supporting community-hosted retreats, trails, and crafts proving that human prosperity and wild nature flourish together

Two Expressions. One spirit.

Carpathian Single Malt - Tămâioasă Românească Fully Matured

For the Carpathian Single Malt Tămâioasă Românească Fully Matured expression, the chosen symbol is the European bison - one of the most impressive presences of the Carpathians and a symbol of strength, resilience, and the regeneration of wild nature. An association that reflects the character of Carpathian Single Malt Whisky: powerful, authentic, and deeply connected to the place it comes from.

Carpathian Single Malt - Traminer Fully Matured

The Carpathian Single Malt Traminer Fully Matured expression is associated with the wolf, one of the most emblematic presences of the Carpathians and a symbol of instinct, freedom, and untamed nature. Strong, free, and deeply tied to its territory, the wolf is a symbol of strength, liberty, and a profound connection with nature. From this arises an expression created to celebrate and protect the place that inspires us, challenges us, and reminds us what it means to be free.

Stories from the Țarcu Mountains

Râurile din Munții Ţarcu sunt salvate de la distrugere

Federația Coaliția Natura 2000 România, din care face parte și WWF, salută decizia Tribunalului Caraș-Severin care s-a pronunțat pentru anularea acordurilor de mediu eliberate ilegal pentru proiectele

WWF-România: Zimbrii au fost reintroduşi în Munţii Ţarcu

Zimbrul, specie dispărută din România acum peste 200 de ani, a fost reintrodus în Munţii Ţarcu printr-o colaborare de succes între WWF-România

Munții Țarcu – drumeție prin lumea platourilor alpine și a circurilor glaciare

Un circuit spectaculos prin inima Munților Țarcu, între vârfuri domoale, iezere glaciare și vaste panorame alpine.

Ultimele zile pentru 3 râuri din Munţii Ţarcu

WWF-România solicită public respingerea, de către Agenția pentru Protecția Mediului Caraș-Severin, a proiectelor de construcție de microhidrocentrale pe râurile Bistra Mărului, Șucu și Olteana, din Munții Țarcu