Job opening

We are looking for a researcher – bioinformatics (with relation to Genetics, Ecology and Wildlife Conservation) University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Dpt. of Biology, Animal Ecology Research Group Application Deadline: 7 May 2018, or until the position is filled A full time post-doc or doctorate researcher position is available at Dpt. for Biology, Animal Ecology Research […]
26 / 4 / 2018
Activities, C, C5 Population surveillance, C9 Management scenarios, F, F1 Project coordination, LIFE DINALP BEAR, News, Population monitoring

Report on bear population size estimate has been prepared

As an output of the project action C.5 “Establishment and optimization of an integrated, population-level surveillance of brown bear conservation status” we prepared a report on population size estimate. The overall goal was to establish robust, effective monitoring of brown bears in our project area. Genetics is one of the most important tools for this […]
28 / 3 / 2018
Bear mortality, C5 Population surveillance, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Population monitoring, Public participation

Project team meets at a steering group meeting

Yet another project steering group meeting has been organised by the project coordinating partner, this time in Ljubljana (Slovenia). Project partners have been discussing project activities and progress in implementation of the project actions. Another important task on the agenda was careful examination of project administrative and financial issues, as the project team is facing […]
23 / 2 / 2018
F1 Project coordination, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Population monitoring

Two post-doc positions available in Slovenia

Two postdoc positions within the projects “LIFE DINALP BEAR” and “Development of a multi­method approach to study wildlife behaviour: investigating human­ bear conflicts in contrasting landscapes of Europe” are available at Forestry Department, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana until July 2019, with possible extension. Topics: Adaptive behaviour of brown bears in contrasting landscapes of Europe […]
20 / 2 / 2018
A3 Spatial connectivity, Bear mortality, C5 Population surveillance, C9 Management scenarios, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Management plans, Population monitoring

Challenges in livestock protection on Carinthia’s pastures

Livestock protection by means of electric fences, livestock guarding dogs, shepherds or combinations of these are demonstrably effective and keep the damage caused by large carnivores low. Carinthian alpine pastures (Austria), however, pose specific challenges for livestock protection in certain areas, due to changes in livestock keeping during the past long-term absence of large carnivores. […]
7 / 12 / 2017
Conflict mitigation, F1 Project coordination, F2 Networking, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Management plans, Population monitoring, Public attitudes

Population Status Report for brown bears in the project area

We have prepared the third annual Population Status Report for brown bears in the Northern Dinaric Mountains and Central-Eastern Alps. It provides an overview of both, how populations are being managed and their current status over the entire project area. With such reports, we would like to provide the basic tool for wildlife managers dealing […]
1 / 12 / 2017
C5 Population surveillance, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Population monitoring

Common guidelines for population-level management of brown bear issued

Common guidelines for brown bear management on a population level are now ready. We consider them an important achievement, as for the first time they provide a frame for population level management of Alpine and Northern Dinaric bears. Traditionally, bears are managed on a national or even regional levels, which hinders adequate long-term management of […]
14 / 11 / 2017
A6 Common guidelines, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Management plans, Population monitoring

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

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

LIFE DINALP BEAR at the AlpGov workshop »Networking for Ecological Connectivity and Green Infrastructure«

We participated in a workshop on the ecological connectivity and green infrastructure, held at Škocjanski zatok (Slovenia) in the end of September. The workshop was organized by the AlpGov project within the EUSALP framework, which aims to improve the cross-border cooperation and identification of common goals in the wider Alpine region. We presented the issue […]
9 / 10 / 2017
A3 Spatial connectivity, C3 Spatial planning, Habitat conservation, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Management plans, Population monitoring