Slovenia is counting its bears

In September 2023, we will commence another bear non-invasive genetic sampling, employing the methods and best practices developed in the LIFE DINALP BEAR project. This year’s census brings a simplified sampling design, incorporating a novel method for collecting non-invasive genetic samples. All potential sample collectors are invited to watch this concise and informative video on […]
31 / 7 / 2023
LIFE DINALP BEAR, News, Population monitoring, Public participation

Home range of bear »Rok« in our online database

We already reported about movements of brown bear male »Rok« in the pre-Alpine area (see the link here), and now you can also see a map of its home range on our interactive web portal MBase, which also contains an international database for large carnivores (https://portal.mbase.org/). Rok’s home range is shown here, and the entire […]
9 / 7 / 2021
C3 Spatial planning, C5 Population surveillance, C8 Monitoring geo-database, D1 Conflict behaviour, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Population monitoring

»Rok« the brown bear from »Trnovski gozd« in Slovenia – what is he doing?

The brown bear male from the pre-alpine area of western Slovenia, nicknamed Rok at the time of capture, was the last bear equipped with a telemetry collar in the frame of LIFE DINALP BEAR project. He was captured and fitted with a radio-collar at the end of May 2019 and since then his collar has […]
8 / 7 / 2021
C3 Spatial planning, C5 Population surveillance, Conflict mitigation, D1 Conflict behaviour, Habitat conservation, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Population monitoring

LIFE DINALP BEAR is the best!

So say the jury members Mr. David Sassoli, President of the European Parliament, Mr. Ambroise Fayolle, Vice-President at the European Investment Bank and Ms. Luciana Miu, Research Postgraduate at the Imperial College of London.  The winners were announced yesterday at the European Green week celebration and LIFE DINALP BEAR won the “Nature” category. The LIFE Awards […]
22 / 10 / 2020
Communication campaign, Conflict mitigation, Ecotourism, F1 Project coordination, F3 After LIFE, Habitat conservation, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Management plans, Population monitoring, Public attitudes, Public participation, Uncategorized

Awards Announcement at the EU Green Week 19-22 October 2020

Every year, the European Commission organizes the EU Green Week, the largest environmental event. This year, the EU Green Week is dedicated to nature and biodiversity. In the light of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, the event will bring together representatives of public and scientific institutions, decision-makers, non-governmental organizations, companies and the media so […]
16 / 10 / 2020
Communication campaign, Conflict mitigation, Ecotourism, F1 Project coordination, F3 After LIFE, Habitat conservation, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Management plans, Population monitoring, Public attitudes, Public participation

Promotional video – LIFE Citizens’ Prize 2020 voting continues

Have you already watched LIFE DINALP BEAR’s video for LIFE AWARDS 2020 nomination? Vote now for LIFE Citizens’ Prize 2020 If you like it and you appreciate our efforts in contributing to population-level monitoring and management, raising awareness, promoting responsible eco-tourism, decreasing human-bear conflicts and promoting efficient protection measures, then we invite you to give […]
29 / 9 / 2020
Activities, Communication campaign, Conflict mitigation, Ecotourism, F1 Project coordination, F3 After LIFE, Habitat conservation, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Management plans, Population monitoring, Public attitudes, Public participation, Uncategorized

LIFE Awards 2020 – LIFE Citizens’ Prize 2020 voting begins

After LIFE DINALP BEAR was nominated for the “LIFE AWARDS 2020” in June, we are happy to announce that LIFE Citizens’ Prize 2020 voting among the finalists starts now. During this voting campaign, organised by the European Commission, the public can vote for their favourite LIFE projects in the fields of nature protection, environment and climate […]
8 / 9 / 2020
Activities, Conflict mitigation, Ecotourism, F1 Project coordination, F3 After LIFE, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Management plans, Population monitoring, Public attitudes, Public participation, Uncategorized

“THE LIFE AWARDS” nomination for 2020

Good news from Brussels: European Commission chose the nominees for this year’s “LIFE AWARDS”. And guess what: LIFE DINALP BEAR has been selected as one of the 15 finalists for the LIFE Awards 2020! The Awards recognise the most innovative, inspirational and effective LIFE projects in three categories: climate action, environment and nature protection. LIFE […]
5 / 6 / 2020
Conflict mitigation, F1 Project coordination, F3 After LIFE, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Management plans, Population monitoring, Public attitudes

Impact factors in occurrence of human-bear conflicts

Among many different possible conflicts between humans and bears, those that are a consequence of bear feeding behaviour are the most common. The distribution and gravity of conflicts depend not only on the quantity and on availability of anthropogenic food sources, but also on habitat characteristics, structure of landscape (overlap between bear habitat and settlements) […]
29 / 7 / 2019
C5 Population surveillance, Conflict mitigation, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Population monitoring

Guidelines for optimisation of bear population monitoring in Slovenia

In Slovenia, a variety of indicators for the brown bear population status, impact of bears on the environment and their interactions with humans have long been monitored. Number of monitored indicators has increased over time, some of them thus becoming redundant, which is why it makes sense to optimise the entire bear monitoring scheme at […]
24 / 7 / 2019
C5 Population surveillance, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Population monitoring