A new issue of project Bulletin »LIFE WITH BEARS«

We issued the third issue of LIFE DINALP BEAR project bulletin “LIFE with bears”. Besides important ecological findings, results of project activities gave us interesting and crucial insights into the challenges of the human dimensions of brown bear management. Coexistence means searching for compromises; it means preserving good conservation status of bear populations, and it […]
9 / 1 / 2018
Communication campaign, E1 Public awareness, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Public attitudes

Wishing you a happy New Year

We wish you an inspiring, adventurous and peaceful New year 2018, with lots of uplifting moments spent in nature. At the same time we would like to look back to the year that has passed and gratefully we notice you – our web site followers and visitors, collaborators and networking partners, who make our efforts […]
3 / 1 / 2018
F1 Project coordination, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Public attitudes

Another meeting among Slovenian stakeholders

The fourth meeting with stakeholders in the process of developing a new Strategy for brown bear management in Slovenia was dedicated to a meeting among representatives of livestock breeding community, representatives of responsible Ministry and project team members. The purpose of the meeting was to address the specific concerns livestock breeders have with regards to […]
14 / 12 / 2017
A6 Common guidelines, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Management plans, Public attitudes, Public participation

New project litter – Karst shepherd dogs

The Tomšič farm from Zagorje (Pivka, Slovenia) is one of the best examples of preventing damages on livestock with the use of livestock guarding dogs (LGDs). For protection of sheep within the core area of bear occurrence in Slovenia they use several dogs, all of them are Karst shepherds, a traditional Slovenian autochthonous dog breed. […]
11 / 12 / 2017
C2 Damage cases, Conflict mitigation, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Public attitudes

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

Stakeholders for Slovenian brown bear management strategy met again

In Ljubljana, during the process of developing new Strategy of brown bear management in Slovenia, stakeholders have met for the third time. Over 50 participants took part in the workshop, representing a wide array of stakeholders’ viewpoints (managers, farmers, livestock breeders, hunters, researchers, natural conservationists etc.). This time, the topic discussed was an overview of […]
17 / 11 / 2017
A6 Common guidelines, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Management plans, Public attitudes, Public participation

Stakeholders have gathered in Slovenia

Slovenian LIFE DINALP BEAR team organized a workshop with many stakeholders invited to discuss and shape the revision of strategic documents for management of brown bear population in Slovenia. We focused on acquiring the interested stakeholders’ opinions about present brown bear management in Slovenia and about their wishes, how they imagine the management should look […]
7 / 11 / 2017
A6 Common guidelines, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Management plans, Public attitudes, Public participation

Didactic meeting with blind people

In the frame of a meeting organized by the Alpine Rescue Team of the Guardia di Finanza, the Italian Alpine Club, and the Panathlon International, our team from Progetto Lince Italia met a group of blind people, especially guys, in Sella Nevea, a mountain tourist resort located in the Julian Alps of Tarvisiano, Italy. In […]
3 / 11 / 2017
E1 Public awareness, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Public attitudes, Public participation

World Animal Day at lake Bundek

As part of marking the World Animal Day on October 4th, a programme, based on this year’s campaign for the protection of wild animals in the cities, was presented at lake Bundek in Zagreb (Croatia) on October 7th. Programme, named “Wild Life of the City – in coexistence with wild animals”, was initiated by the […]
2 / 11 / 2017
Communication campaign, E1 Public awareness, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Public attitudes, 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