Cooperation with local experts on the hot-spots

On the »hot-spots«, areas, where bears wander near the human settlements most often, we started to locally address the problems regarding anthropogenic food in the year 2017, with the distribution and implementation of prevention measures, namely bear-proof garbage containers and bear-proof compost bins. Even though the measures prevent access to anthropogenic food by bears effectively, […]
11 / 3 / 2019
C1 Organic waste, Conflict mitigation, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Public attitudes, Public participation

How the bear sees the world

The interactive event »How the bear sees the world« was organized at the Biotechnical faculty at the Department of forestry on 21st February 2019. It started with a short introduction of the project LIFE DINALP BEAR and goals of the research of bear behavioural patterns with radio-telemetry techniques and video-camera on its collar. Afterwards, the […]
5 / 3 / 2019
C5 Population surveillance, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Population monitoring, Public attitudes, Public participation

Bear workshops at schools

In the last few months, we conducted ten more workshops about bears in Croatia: at the Elementary school Gerovo, Elementary school Perušić, Elementary school Ivana Gorana Kovačića Delnice, High school Željezničko tehnička Moravice, Elementary school Plitvice Lakes in Mukinje, and Elementary school Dr. Branimira Markovića in Ravna Gora. Workshops were held for pupils from 5th […]
1 / 3 / 2019
Communication campaign, E1 Public awareness, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Public attitudes, Public participation

What do children learn in bear workshops?

During the project we conducted many educational workshops on the brown bear for elementary and secondary schools, which holds true for Croatia as well. The goal was to bring certain facts and curiosities pertaining to bears life closer to students within Science and Biology classes. During the workshops, children learn about bear anatomy, ecology and […]
25 / 2 / 2019
Communication campaign, E1 Public awareness, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Public attitudes, Public participation

Communication workshop Report available now

Planning communication activities, implementing and evaluating them are recognized as crucial points for a successful large carnivore conservation. In the frame of the projects LIFE DINALP BEAR and LIFE Lynx, an international three-day workshop entitled “Communication in large carnivore conservation and management” was organized in April 2018. The first two days of the event was […]
11 / 12 / 2018
Communication campaign, Conflict mitigation, E1 Public awareness, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Public attitudes, Public participation

Educational workshops for Scout Association of Slovenia

Scouts spend a significant amount of time in nature – also in the areas with large carnivores presence. That is why we held 5 educational workshops on the whole project area for scout leaders in November 2018. Scout leaders have gained new knowledge about brown bear biology and ecology, which they will pass on to […]
6 / 12 / 2018
Communication campaign, E1 Public awareness, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Public attitudes, Public participation

Non-governmental organizations received first “Discover Dinarics” funds

One of the basic principles of ecotourism is to provide benefits for the local population and nature conservation. Tour operators offering programs presented on the Discover Dinarics portal, have agreed to allocate part of the tourism revenues to non-governmental organizations working in the field of nature conservation and large carnivore topics in the Dinarides. NGOs […]
4 / 12 / 2018
C6 Ecotourism, Ecotourism, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Public attitudes, Public participation

Seminar on coexistence with large carnivores in Belluno

On Friday, 19th October 2018, a seminar on impacts on game species and coexistence with large carnivores was held in Sedico – Belluno. Eighty hunters participated in this training program promoted by the Italian Federation of Hunters coordinated by Dr. Michele Bottazzo, Belluno Section president Alberto Colleselli, also president of the Italian Lynx Project. They […]
5 / 11 / 2018
E1 Public awareness, F2 Networking, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Public attitudes, Public participation

About protection measures with AGRIDEA from Switzerland

Coexistence between human and large carnivores is a challenge for numerous countries worldwide, which is being confronted in various ways. International cooperation, through knowledge and experience exchange, can be an effective mode for identification of the most effective measures for protection of livestock against large carnivores depredation. As one of the principal activities of the […]
30 / 10 / 2018
C1 Organic waste, C2 Damage cases, Conflict mitigation, E2 Education of officials, Ecotourism, F2 Networking, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Public participation

26th international Conference on bear research and management concluded

The main theme of the “Life with bears – 26th International Conference on Bear Research and Management” was human-bear coexistence in human dominated and politically fragmented landscapes. Specific conference topics were designed in a way to welcome recent research results, technical advances, and case studies on a wide spectrum of issues relevant to ensuring a […]
4 / 10 / 2018
Bear mortality, Communication campaign, Conflict mitigation, E5 Media, Ecotourism, F2 Networking, Habitat conservation, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Management plans, Population monitoring, Public attitudes, Public participation