ACTION D.1 – Monitoring of bear exhibiting conflict behaviour and effectiveness of mitigation measures in conflict hot-spot areas
This action’s aim is to evaluate the effects of mitigation measures in fixed hot spots where the bear is present. The activities will be carried out in Italy and Slovenia, through the capture and marking with GPS collar of at least 22 bears; the behavior of individuals in conflicts with human activities will be studied.
The attitude of bears towards the works of prevention will be then controlled, also through camera traps. The comparison between the behavior of the bear before and after the mitigation activities will allow the evaluation of their effectiveness and possible further solutions.
Organic samples (saliva, hair, scat, samples of captured bears) close to damage spots will be collected, to define genotypes, map the range of their movements and asses the possible transmission of conflict behavior from mothers to cubs.
Monitoring of scats will also allow the determination of the percentage of anthropogenic food in bears’ diet, and evaluate the food-conditioning in different areas and also of different individuals.
Latest D.1 actions:
Capturing bears with Culvert trap has started
In the frame of LIFE DINALP BEAR project, we started capturing bears with Culvert trap (also called tube trap) in [...]
Two bears radio-collared in Slovenia this spring
In the frame of LIFE DINALP BEAR project we radio-collared 2 bears in Slovenia in the last four weeks. They [...]
Captured and radio-collared a bear in Trentino
On Tuesday evening in val Algone, Italy, a female bear in great health condition and weighing 110 kg was captured, [...]
A bear in Trentino, Italia, captured, radio-collared and released
Two nights ago a young, subadult male bear entered a tube trap in the area of Lasino, Trentino (IT), set [...]
A handbook on protecting sheep against large carnivore attacks has been published
The Slovenian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food, and Slovenia Forest Service have published a handbook about prevention measures of [...]
GPS tracking of bear movement in Slovenia
Within the LIFE DINALP BEAR project 3 bears have been so far fitted with GPS collars in Slovenia – 2 [...]
