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

Open-Door Day at Vetmeduni Vienna

Visitors had the opportunity to look „behind the scenes“ at the Open Door Day of the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna. Research Institute of Wildlife Ecology presented their activities, as well. One of the main topics of our Austrian project partner was the presentation of LIFE DINALP BEAR project, but also questions about wolf […]
26 / 6 / 2017
Communication campaign, E1 Public awareness, F2 Networking, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Public participation

Two workshops for elementary school pupils raised great interest

On Tuesday, 23rd May we conducted a workshop about bears in the Elementary school Grabrik in Karlovac and on Thursday, 25th May another one in Elementary school Ivan Goran Kovačić at Severin na Kupi, in Croatia. Over 70 pupils participated in the workshops and learnt about bear anatomy and ecology, about bear behavior, as well […]
14 / 6 / 2017
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

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

LIFE DINALP BEAR and LIFE Wolfalps together for promoting livestock guarding dogs

Last week, our project partner Provincia Autonoma di Trento promoted a conference about livestock guarding dogs (LGDs), in collaboration with MUSE, a partner of the LIFE WOLFALPS project, and the Trentino breeders association. During the first day, representatives of the Office for wildlife of Provincia Autonoma di Trento demonstrated the management practices for large carnivores […]
19 / 5 / 2017
C2 Damage cases, Communication campaign, Conflict mitigation, E1 Public awareness, E5 Media, F2 Networking, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Public attitudes, Public participation

Press conference on bear-proof garbage containers

Municipality of Kostel is one of the first areas in Slovenia, where we implemented bear-proof garbage containers. At six locations, occasionally approached by bears, we set up 15 bear-proof housings for large garbage containers (used by multiple households). Additionally, we will further deliver 46 small bear-proof garbage bins (for individual households) to three villages in […]
15 / 5 / 2017
C1 Organic waste, Communication campaign, Conflict mitigation, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Public attitudes, Public participation

Bear-proof garbage containers for better coexistence with bears

In the springtime, after the denning period, bears start to search for food intensively. Attracted by garbage, compost piles and slaughter remains they sometimes approach human settlements, as well. Overturned garbage containers and broken compost bins are not the only consequence of bears approaching humans – habituation of bears to humans might represent even bigger […]
12 / 5 / 2017
C1 Organic waste, Conflict mitigation, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Public attitudes, Public participation

The importance of human dimensions and communication in large carnivore conservation presented to biology students in Maribor

Yesterday, the Biology department of Faculty of Natural sciences and mathematics (University of Maribor) hosted members of our project team. Students participated in a lecture about the importance of human dimensions in large carnivore conservation. LIFE DINALP BEAR, SloWolf and LIFE WOLFALPS projects were presented as examples of stakeholder involvement in management planning process. Importance of […]
5 / 4 / 2017
Activities, Communication campaign, E, E1 Public awareness, F, F2 Networking, LIFE DINALP BEAR, News, Public participation

A workshop on brown bear for young scouts

LIFE DINALP BEAR project team gladly responded to an invitation of scouts from Celje, Slovenia, to prepare a workshop on brown bear and co-existence between human and bear. Young scouts participated actively and enjoyed discussing biology and ecology of brown bear, their experience from walking in the woods, and handled enthusiastically our practical didactic material. […]
4 / 4 / 2017
Communication campaign, E1 Public awareness, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Public attitudes, Public participation