New manual about the prevention of bear access to anthropogenic food remains

Easily accessible anthropogenic food sources are one of the greatest attractants for bears, that are therefore more likely to wander near human settlements. To maintain their natural wariness and consequently avoid possible conflicts situations, the organic waste leftovers should be managed responsibly and be properly protected. To raise awareness about the importance and to present […]
15 / 5 / 2019
C1 Organic waste, Communication campaign, Conflict mitigation, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Public attitudes, Public participation

Karst shepherd dog day

Project activities regarding damage prevention measures were presented at Karst shepherd dog day, organized by Karst shepherd dog club. The focus of the round table was the practices of protecting the flocks with livestock guarding dogs, namely Slovenian Karst shepherds breed, and crucial steps in the training process and ensuring the effective protection were pointed […]
10 / 5 / 2019
Communication campaign, Conflict mitigation, E1 Public awareness, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Public attitudes, Public participation

High-school students about brown bear

In March, along with the projects Nat2care and YOUrALPS, presentation about brown bear and other large carnivore species was held at Biotechnical Center Naklo in Slovenia. During the workshop, vocational high school students, enrolled in environmental technician study program, got familiar with large carnivore species’ biology, ecology and behavior, also by using realia (e.g. fur […]
18 / 4 / 2019
Communication campaign, E1 Public awareness, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Public attitudes, Public participation

Tourist guide educational course

An educational course for the future tourist guides was carried out in Kočevsko region in March, in collaboration with the Opazujem-varujem project team, Tourist office Zavod Kočevsko and Slovenia Forest Service. During theoretical part of the course, the participants were informed about brown bear biology and ecology, monitoring techniques, damage prevention techniques and how to […]
16 / 4 / 2019
C6 Ecotourism, Communication campaign, E1 Public awareness, F2 Networking, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Public attitudes, Public participation

Following carnivore footprints with Scout Association of Slovenia

Scouts organizations were recognized as an important target group in the process of large carnivore conservation and protection of their habitats. Most scouts organizations worldwide have a long-term vision of nature conservation and environmental education provider. Throughout the project we have implemented several events for scouts organizations including workshops for young scouts, three presentations of […]
12 / 4 / 2019
Communication campaign, E1 Public awareness, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Public attitudes, Public participation

Photographic exhibition »Life with bears« on display in Pivka

Travelling exhibition of photographs, collected within photo contest Finding bearings, is hosted at a new location – Krpanov dom in Pivka, Slovenia. All local inhabitants and tourists are kindly invited to visit. Teachers from local schools and their students have been invited, as well. The main goal of the exhibition is to present the brown […]
9 / 4 / 2019
Communication campaign, E1 Public awareness, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Public attitudes

20 educational workshops in Croatia

During the project, we held 20 educational workshops on brown bear in Primary and Secondary schools in Croatia. We visited a total of 13 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools in Gorski kotar and Lika area. Over 550 pupils participated in these workshops, which aimed to explain thoroughly specific and interesting facts about brown bears […]
29 / 3 / 2019
Communication campaign, E1 Public awareness, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Public attitudes, Public participation

Professor Stephen Herrero awarded at “LIFE with bears” conference

LIFE DINALP BEAR project proudly hosted 26th International conference on bear research and management. The conference took place in Ljubljana, Slovenia from 16th to 21st September 2018. At the conference, The International Association for Bear Research and Management (IBA) handed out their Distinguished Service Award to Professor Stephen Herrero. Throughout his career, Prof. Herrero has […]
19 / 3 / 2019
Communication campaign, E1 Public awareness, F2 Networking, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Public attitudes, Public participation

Bear talk at the meeting of Carinthian hunters

This month we gladly responded to an invitation by the regional hunters association from Carinthia (Slovenia) to present some views about brown bear and the main LIFE DINALP BEAR project activities. The attendants were coming from the region, where bear is only an occasional guest. They were nonetheless interested in bear biology, research findings about […]
13 / 3 / 2019
Communication campaign, E1 Public awareness, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Public attitudes

Lecture at the Croatian Mountaineering Club “Vučje Bratstvo

On 28th February 2019, the first meeting with the members of the “Vučje Bratstvo” mountaineering club was held. Among others, this was also the opportunity to schedule a lecture about bears, which  will take place on Thursday 7th March. We will inform members of the mountaineering club about the project’s activities and goals, and we […]
5 / 3 / 2019
Communication campaign, E1 Public awareness, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Public attitudes