E2 Education of officials

A Fieldguide for Investigating Damages Caused by Carnivores

We are pleased to announce the release of “A Fieldguide for Investigating Damages Caused by Carnivores: Brown Bear, Grey Wolf, Golden Jackal, Red Fox, Eurasian Lynx”. The purpose of the Fieldguide is to provide detailed information for field investigators to identify the cause of death of livestock, when suspected to be attacked by carnivores. Its […]
21 / 6 / 2019
Communication campaign, Conflict mitigation, E2 Education of officials, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Public attitudes

Bear intervention group meeting

In Mašun, in bear core area in south Slovenia, we carried out an international workshop for training of Bear intervention group (BIG) members in the project area. The first day of the educational training was carried out in the lecture room, where topics about large carnivore monitoring, conservation efforts, intervention methods and management approaches in […]
5 / 6 / 2019
Conflict mitigation, E2 Education of officials, LIFE DINALP BEAR

About protection measures with AGRIDEA from Switzerland

Coexistence between human and large carnivores is a challenge for numerous countries worldwide, which is being confronted in various ways. International cooperation, through knowledge and experience exchange, can be an effective mode for identification of the most effective measures for protection of livestock against large carnivores depredation. As one of the principal activities of the […]
30 / 10 / 2018
C1 Organic waste, C2 Damage cases, Conflict mitigation, E2 Education of officials, Ecotourism, F2 Networking, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Public participation

Bear Intervention Group training in Tarvisio

We organized a training course for the bear intervention group of Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy), which, in addition to the organizing project partner Progetto Lince Italia team, includes staff from the National and Regional Forest Service, veterinarians of the regional public healthcare body, and experts from the Universities of Turin and Udine. Project partners from […]
26 / 10 / 2017
Conflict mitigation, E2 Education of officials, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Population monitoring, Public attitudes

Meetings with damage inspectors from Slovenia Forest Service

Within the LIFE DINALP BEAR project, we pay great attention to the prevention of damage to human property caused by brown bear. Therefore, we regularly cooperate with Slovenia Forest Service (SFS) damage inspectors, who carry out assessments of damage claims by protected species in the field. Damage inspectors regularly face situations, in which they have […]
6 / 7 / 2017
C2 Damage cases, Conflict mitigation, E2 Education of officials, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Public attitudes

Bear intervention teams gather in Trentino

On 17th November 2016 the meeting of Bear intervention teams (BIT) promoted by the action E.2 of LIFE DINALP BEAR project, was held in Trentino. In this occasion, the staff of Provincia Autonoma di Trento has presented the organization of Trentino BIT and their bear management. Partners from Austria, Slovenia, Regione Veneto and Progetto Lince […]
23 / 11 / 2016
Conflict mitigation, E2 Education of officials, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Population monitoring, Public attitudes

Lectures for Slovenian damage inspectors and BIG members

On 22th and 23th of August 2016, we held 2 lectures (Kočevje, Mašun) for Slovenian damage inspectors and bear intervention group members, where we informed them about the progress of the ongoing project activities. One of the emphases of the lectures was also presentation of the Guidebook to Human-Carnivore Conflict, written by dr. Seth M. Wilson. Damage inspectors were […]
30 / 8 / 2016
Conflict mitigation, E2 Education of officials, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Public attitudes

A Guidebook to Human-Carnivore Conflict

We are pleased to announce the release of Dr. Seth Wilson’s A Guidebook to Human-Carnivore Conflict: Strategies and Tips for Effective Collaboration with Communities. The guidebook offers new tools and innovative approaches for field-level practitioners who want to conserve and manage brown bears and wolves that inhabit human-modified landscapes. The guide offers practical tips for […]
14 / 7 / 2016
Communication campaign, Conflict mitigation, E2 Education of officials, LIFE DINALP BEAR

Presentation of the Guidebook to Human-Carnivore Conflict to italian damage inspectors and intervention teams

On June 28 2016 a meeting has been held in Trento (Italy) to explain to local field personnell involved in bear management the main contents of the Guidebook to Human-Carnivore Conflict: Strategies and Tips for Effective Communication and Collaboration with Communities edited by Seth M. Wilson in the frame of the LIFE DINALP BEAR project. […]
2 / 7 / 2016
Communication campaign, Conflict mitigation, E2 Education of officials, LIFE DINALP BEAR

Guidelines for bear intervention groups

Within the project Action A.1 we prepared common Guidelines for bear intervention groups (BIG). They include the protocol with recommendations for actions to be undertaken by BIG in different conflict cases as well as the protocol for gathering BIG activities data. Guidelines will be later implemented into the (more detailed) national protocols, which will be […]
2 / 12 / 2015
A1 Conflict analysis, Conflict mitigation, E2 Education of officials, LIFE DINALP BEAR