Good practices from the LIFE DINALP BEAR project are also of interest to other European countries

Coexistence with brown bears is one of the most important conservation and socio-political issues on the European continent. In countries where bears are widespread, research into their biology and ecology is being conducted, along with conservation projects aimed at improving human-bear coexistence. The objectives of conservation projects, including international ones, are to improve the management […]
11 / 3 / 2026
LIFE DINALP BEAR, Management plans, News

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

Project team on TV broadcast about brown bear population management

Members of the project team discussed the management of the bear population in Slovenia and the biology of the brown bear with the hosts on the TV show MORNING ON THE PLANET. How to react properly when encountering a bear in nature? What do we learn from the data from bears fitted with a telemetry […]
15 / 6 / 2023
Conflict mitigation, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Management plans, Public attitudes

New education points in Dina Pivka, Slovenia

Dina Pivka Centre on Large Carnivores in Dinaric Mountains, Slovenia has expanded their offer for visitors this year, acquiring three new interactive stations to raise awareness about coexistence, effective measures for increasing tolerance and the importance of animals for the environment. Through analogue and digital interaction, visitors are educated in a fun way about the […]
19 / 5 / 2023
Ecotourism, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Public attitudes

Honeyweek in Dinaric Mountains, Slovenia

In Pivka municipality in Dinaric Mountains of Slovenia, the week from 22nd to 28th May 2023 will be colourful with events, activities and exhibitions. The Dina Pivka Centre on Large Carnivores and the Pivka Beekeeping Society invite you to the Pivka Honey Week, which will host, among other things, the Beekeeping Pavilion of the Beekeeping […]
17 / 5 / 2023
Ecotourism, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Public attitudes, Public participation

Compost bins made by LIFE DINALP BEAR useful also in North America

Bear-proof compost bins, developed for the first time in the LIFE DINALP BEAR project in Slovenia, are an important measure for reducing the frequency of bears wandering into settlements. Bears that learn to obtain food in human settlements on organic waste, are a source of conflict with local inhabitants. Bear-proof compost bins are thus key […]
15 / 3 / 2022
C1 Organic waste, Conflict mitigation, E1 Public awareness, F3 After LIFE, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Public attitudes, Public participation

Livestock guarding dogs continue to protect livestock also after the project

Livestock guarding dogs (LGDs) are one of the more effective measures for protecting livestock from large carnivores attacks. In the LIFE DINALP BEAR project, we therefore established a network of LGDs breeders for the purpose of promoting and increasing the number of working dogs in the project area. We cooperate with LGDs breeders even after […]
19 / 7 / 2021
C2 Damage cases, Conflict mitigation, F3 After LIFE, LIFE DINALP BEAR

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

Opening of the forest trail and educational point Mašun

On the occasion of this year’s “Week of Forests”, organized by Slovenia Forest Service, the opening of the forest educational trail Mašun and a permanent exhibition on large carnivores took place in Mašun (Snežnik area, south Slovenia). Both were established in the frame of the Interreg project Carnivora Dinarica. Under the motto “Large carnivores co-create […]
4 / 6 / 2021
Communication campaign, E1 Public awareness, Ecotourism, F3 After LIFE, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Public attitudes