Bear intervention group meeting

In Mašun, in bear core area in south Slovenia, we carried out an international workshop for training of Bear intervention group (BIG) members in the project area. The first day of the educational training was carried out in the lecture room, where topics about large carnivore monitoring, conservation efforts, intervention methods and management approaches in […]
5 / 6 / 2019
Conflict mitigation, E2 Education of officials, LIFE DINALP BEAR

Our last Steering group meeting

LIFE DINALP BEAR project steering group members from all four project countries gathered for the last time last month in Venice, Italy. In the beautiful surroundings of the Venice coast, we were kindly hosted at the Palazzo della Regione, where we draw the line through our actions and defined the things yet to be done. […]
4 / 6 / 2019
F1 Project coordination, LIFE DINALP BEAR

Workshop for Transboundary Monitoring of Brown Bear Population

Efforts towards population-level monitoring has been one of the crucial objectives of our project. A two-day workshop entitled “Transboundary Harmonization of Brown Bear Population Monitoring” was organized as one of the concluding activities of the project and was held at University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty. Within the course of the project, we tested and implemented […]
29 / 5 / 2019
C5 Population surveillance, Conflict mitigation, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Management plans, Population monitoring

Networking in the Pyrenees

Project team from Italy and Slovenia just spent a very informative and fruitful week in the Pyrenees, learning about brown bear population status in France and Spain, and about their efforts in saving a small, reinforced population, which is however, experiencing an increasing population trend. Our French and Spanish colleagues kindly hosted us with very […]
24 / 5 / 2019
Conflict mitigation, F2 Networking, Habitat conservation, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Population monitoring, Public attitudes

Another bear radio-collared in the Prealpine zone

After our previous bear capture for research and management purpose in the Prealpine hills of Slovenia, another alarm message set us into alert two days ago. The capture team, together will a full support of local hunting club Krekovše, went to the location immediately. A younger male was trapped inside the Culvert trap. The capture […]
23 / 5 / 2019
C5 Population surveillance, Conflict mitigation, D1 Conflict behaviour, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Population monitoring

Handbook for integrating brown bear presence in spatial planning

In the Dinarics, traffic related mortality represents a major cause of brown bear mortality and also limits bear expansion into Alps. With increasing awareness of the dangers of fragmentation, mitigation measures are increasingly being used worldwide to increase permeability and allow safe crossing across such structures (green bridges, overpasses or viaducts for larger mammals and […]
17 / 5 / 2019
Bear mortality, C3 Spatial planning, Habitat conservation, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Management plans, Population monitoring

New manual about the prevention of bear access to anthropogenic food remains

Easily accessible anthropogenic food sources are one of the greatest attractants for bears, that are therefore more likely to wander near human settlements. To maintain their natural wariness and consequently avoid possible conflicts situations, the organic waste leftovers should be managed responsibly and be properly protected. To raise awareness about the importance and to present […]
15 / 5 / 2019
C1 Organic waste, Communication campaign, Conflict mitigation, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Public attitudes, Public participation

Karst shepherd dog day

Project activities regarding damage prevention measures were presented at Karst shepherd dog day, organized by Karst shepherd dog club. The focus of the round table was the practices of protecting the flocks with livestock guarding dogs, namely Slovenian Karst shepherds breed, and crucial steps in the training process and ensuring the effective protection were pointed […]
10 / 5 / 2019
Communication campaign, Conflict mitigation, E1 Public awareness, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Public attitudes, Public participation

We collared a bear in Trnovski gozd

Last month, we set up a Culvert trap in the area of Trnovski gozd to capture a bear in order to fit it with a global positioning system (GPS) collar. GPS-collars allow us to track bear movement and collect their life history data. A younger adult bear was captured in the trap last week. The […]
8 / 5 / 2019
C5 Population surveillance, Conflict mitigation, D1 Conflict behaviour, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Population monitoring

LIFE DINALP BEAR at Green & Outdoor Tradeshow

In April, we took part at GREEN & OUTDOOR SLOVENIA Tradeshow, which was attended by numerous tourism experts and agents from all over the world. We presented guidelines for responsible brown bear tourism. Importance of preventing habituation and other measures that reduce impacts of tourism activities on bears were emphasized. We explained the Bear friendly […]
7 / 5 / 2019
C6 Ecotourism, Ecotourism, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Public attitudes, Public participation