26th international Conference on bear research and management concluded
The main theme of the “Life with bears – 26th International Conference on Bear Research and Management” was human-bear coexistence [...]
Hunters and bears
How do hunters get along with big predators on their grounds? That’s a question, which bothers mainly those countries, where [...]
Bear-proof garbage- and compost bins serve their purpose well so far
In spring 2017, we implemented some measures for reducing occasions of bear visits to settlements in Slovenia: the bear-proof garbage [...]
A two-year study on efficiency of using carrion for artificial feeding of bears is concluded
Artificial feeding of bears has a long tradition in Slovenia as well as in several other countries. Corn, fruit and [...]
Are you interested in protecting your herd with the livestock guarding dogs? You can find all the necessary information in the newly issued handbook
Livestock guarding dog protecting the herd. Photo: T. Berce, LIFE DINALP BEAR If we want to maintain the [...]
Radio-collared another bear in Trentino, Italy
In Autonomous Province of Trento, Italy, Forest and Fauna Service team has captured a young male bear, weighing 129 kilograms, [...]
Traffic related bear mortality – yearly report on effectiveness of mitigation measures
In the second half of the year 2017 and the first half of 2018, we continued monitoring the effectiveness of [...]
Intervention kit to help livestock breeders in emergency cases
On Tuesday 30th May, project team from Slovenia assisted a livestock breeder, who suffered from a large-scale depredation by large [...]
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 [...]
“LIFE farming” international networking conference
International conference “LIFE farming” took place on 8th-9th May in Ljubljana. The main objectives of the conference were to highlight [...]
