D2 Traffic related mortality

Traffic related bear mortality – yearly report on effectiveness of mitigation measures

In the second half of the year 2017 and the first half of 2018, we continued monitoring the effectiveness of mitigation measures implemented to prevent traffic related bear mortality along the selected road sections of the road Ljubljana – Kočevje and the selected railway section between Ljubljana – Postojna (Rakek) and Postojna – Prestranek. The […]
14 / 8 / 2018
Bear mortality, Conflict mitigation, D2 Traffic related mortality, LIFE DINALP BEAR, News

A new leaflet about reducing brown bear-vehicle collisions in Slovenia

Mitigation measures for reducing traffic-caused bear mortality are important from two aspects: decreasing bear injury or mortality and traffic accident related risks for drivers and passengers. In Slovenia, 180 bears were killed in vehicle collisions in the period from 2005 to 2016. On average, this represents 15 bears per year or 15% of all detected […]
6 / 9 / 2017
Bear mortality, Conflict mitigation, D2 Traffic related mortality, E1 Public awareness, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Public attitudes

Reducing traffic-bear mortality in Slovenia

A female bear with three cubs wandered on a highway Ljubljana-Maribor in Vransko district in the night from 10th to 11th July. The unfortunate circumstances demanded all four traffic casualties; two cubs were killed by traffic at three a.m., the third one hour later, and the female the next night as she returned on the […]
1 / 8 / 2017
Bear mortality, C4 Traffic mortality, D2 Traffic related mortality, LIFE DINALP BEAR

Preventing traffic related bear mortality in Slovenia

In 2016, we were monitoring the effectiveness of mitigation measures implemented to prevent traffic related bear mortality along sections of the main road Ljubljana – Kočevje and railway sections between Ljubljana – Postojna (Rakek) and Postojna – Prestranek. We were glad to observe that the drivers reduced the speed of vehicles for ca. 8 km/h, […]
20 / 1 / 2017
Bear mortality, Conflict mitigation, D, D2 Traffic related mortality, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Uncategorized

Video surveillance of bears in the area of state road Ljubljana – Kočevje in 2016

The second video surveillance to monitor the presence and behaviour of bears and other wildlife in the vicinity of the state roads in Slovenije has started in March 2016 and will last until the end of the year. Again, three camera traps were installed on two sections of the main road Ljubljana – Kočevje. The […]
28 / 9 / 2016
Bear mortality, D2 Traffic related mortality, LIFE DINALP BEAR

Video surveillance of bears in the area of state roads

The first video surveillance to monitor the presence and behaviour of bears in the vicinity of the state roads in Slovenije was carried out in fall 2015. Three cameratraps were installed on two sections of the main road Ljubljana – Kočevje (Jasnica and Ortnek). The surveillance proved that the area is interesting for bears and […]
30 / 12 / 2015
Bear mortality, D2 Traffic related mortality, LIFE DINALP BEAR

Four bears with GPS collars in Croatia

One of the actions of the Croatian part of “LIFE DINALP BEAR“ project is to monitor the movements of bears in the vicinity of the Rijeka – Zagreb highway. For that purpose four GPS collars have been purchased. In the period from 12 May to 12 June 2015 a total of 23 foot snare traps […]
22 / 6 / 2015
Bear mortality, D2 Traffic related mortality, LIFE DINALP BEAR

Bear capturing in Croatia

On May 12 the first traps for bear capturing were set on the 2 feeding sites in Croatia (Vrbovsko area), and on May 19 we set traps on one more location in Fužine area. The same night, from May 19 to May 20 first bear was captured at Tisova kosa. The bear was chemically immobilized, […]
3 / 6 / 2015
Bear mortality, D2 Traffic related mortality, LIFE DINALP BEAR