ACTION E.1 – Public awareness raising and education campaign about brown bears on national and local levels
The main focus of the campaign is a dissemination of the best practice examples of human-bear conflict mitigation activities from the project results, experience gained in other projects and from other large carnivore and/or communication experts. The purpose of the campaign is to gain public interest, understanding and support for the long-term bear conservation through learning to coexist with bears. Campaign will be developed on the basis of the results from the public attitudes survey (Action A.2) and will follow project communication strategy (Action A.7). Moreover, it will serve as a communication support for all planned project activities.
Foreseen outputs of this action are the activities in which project members work closely with primary target groups such as hunters through lectures and round-table discussions, local inhabitants and famers through local events where conflict mitigation measures will be demonstrated (Action C.1 and Action C.2). Through field trips, and other educational (bear ‘kits’ with bear foot print models, brochure, etc.) and promotional materials (jackets, caps, etc.) large carnivore experts will present and participate with scouting or ‘pro environmental’ oriented organizations. Bear kits will be distributed also to schools with which project members will carry out workshops about the bear. Among many local and national events for general public that are planned photography competition and exhibition ‘Coexistence of bears and humans’ will be organized and numerous public presentations about bears implemented. Many printed materials will be produced and be widely distributed such as 1) a Brochure about bears, 2) Leaflets covering three main topics which are often the source of human-bear conflicts: a. proper human behaviour in bear areas, b. prevention of bear access to anthropogenic food sources, c. prevention of bear – vehicle collisions related bear mortality, 3) a LGD breeder handbook, 4) Thematic educational posters, 5) Bulletins (1st issue, 2nd issue, 3rd issue, 4th issue and 5th issue), 6) Information boards and 7) Promotional materials such as project jackets, caps, stickers and other small gadgets.
Latest E.1 actions:
Educational workshop for children with special needs
LIFE DINALP BEAR project team has together with special education teachers prepared and implemented an educational workshop about bears for [...]
A bear workshop at the Elementary School in Krasno, Croatia
We conducted a workshop at the Elementary School Dr. Milan Anić in Krasno (Croatia) on 30th May. About thirty pupils [...]
Knowledge transfer and exchange of experience with German foresters
On Thursday, 31th May, we hosted a group of German foresters in Slovenian Karst region. Our colleague from the Regional [...]
Tracking large carnivores – Open Door Day at Slovenia Forest Service and Slovenian Forestry Institute
On Tuesday, May 29th, Open day was organised as part of the “Week of Forests” at Slovenian Forestry Institute and [...]
TIC Lož added »bear« info point to their bear watching touristic offer
Watching and photographing bears in their natural habitat is becoming the leading touristic product in Loška dolina, and TIC Lož [...]
Exhibition of study circles at Jakopič’s promenade in Ljubljana
Photo selected within FINDING BEARINGS photography contest and displayed as a part of the project traveling exhibition Life with bears, [...]