Networking with LIFE projects in Italian Apennines

In September, project partners from Croatia, Italy, and Slovenia took a networking trip to two National Parks in Italy: “Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga” National Park and “Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise” National Park. We were guests of expert and scientific teams of both Parks, which have a considerable amount of experience, both with large […]
20 / 10 / 2017
Bear mortality, Conflict mitigation, F2 Networking, Habitat conservation, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Management plans, Population monitoring, Public attitudes, Public participation

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

A female bear has been captured in Culvert trap

Setting the Culvert trap for the first time in the field in Slovenia, an old female bear has been captured near a village last week. She was sedated and measured. We took genetic samples and fitted her with GPS radio-collar. By receiving GPS-locations from her collar we will be able to track her movements. By […]
28 / 7 / 2017
Conflict mitigation, D1 Conflict behaviour, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Population monitoring, Public attitudes, Uncategorized

Capturing bears with Culvert trap has started

In the frame of LIFE DINALP BEAR project, we started capturing bears with Culvert trap (also called tube trap) in Slovenia. This bear live-trapping method for scientific, research, and management purposes has been long used in North America, where the trap design actually comes from. In Slovenia, the method has not been used before, but […]
20 / 7 / 2017
Conflict mitigation, D1 Conflict behaviour, LIFE DINALP BEAR

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

Lecture for employees of “Slovenian Railways” in Postojna

On 23rd June 2017, ERICo institute and Slovenian Forest Service held a presentation about brown bears and wolves for employees of Slovenian Railways in Postojna, Slovenia. We presented biology and ecology of the two species, their management in Slovenia, and offered some recommendations on how to behave when encountering bears and wolves in nature. We […]
29 / 6 / 2017
Bear mortality, C4 Traffic mortality, Conflict mitigation, E1 Public awareness, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Public attitudes, Public participation

Opening of LIFE DINALP BEAR info points on the Rijeka-Zagreb highway

On Tuesday, May 30th 2017, we arranged a formal opening of information points of LIFE DINALP BEAR project, which are available for all travellers who stop at resting services Vukova Gorica or Ravna Gora on their journey along the highway between Zagreb and Rijeka. Driving speeds on the highways are fast and the traffic is […]
12 / 6 / 2017
Conflict mitigation, E3 Info-points, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Public attitudes, Public participation

Captured and radio-collared a bear in Trentino

On Tuesday evening in val Algone, Italy, a female bear in great health condition and weighing 110 kg was captured, radio-collared, and released. This is the second capture of a bear in Autonomous Province of Trento this year, where Forest and Fauna Service is monitoring Trentino bear population in the frame of DINALP BEAR project. […]
2 / 6 / 2017
Conflict mitigation, D1 Conflict behaviour, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Management plans, Population monitoring

LIFE DINALP BEAR organises another meeting for production of Brown bear Common Management Guidelines

Members of LIFE DINALP BEAR project, WISO platform, and Slovenian Ministry of Environment and Space have met in a picturesque valley of Kolpa river in south Slovenia to discuss the final draft of Guidelines for Common Management of Brown Bear in the Alpine and Northern Dinaric Region. As a starting point, we presented some chapters […]
25 / 5 / 2017
A6 Common guidelines, Bear mortality, Conflict mitigation, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Management plans, Population monitoring, Public attitudes

6th LIFE DINALP BEAR project steering group meeting

6th meeting of the project steering group was carried out on 17th-18th May in south Slovenia, in the brown bear core area, in the Kočevsko region. We have reported on the progress of the project actions and updated the colleagues on the present state of our respective work. We are absolutely satisfied with the progress […]
24 / 5 / 2017
Conflict mitigation, Ecotourism, F1 Project coordination, Habitat conservation, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Management plans, Population monitoring, Public attitudes, Public participation