Informative material

Play Decide_Človek in rjavi medved v Sloveniji (a role play Human and brown bear in Slovenia)

LIFE DINALP BEAR Layman’s Report

26th IBA conference “LIFE WITH BEARS”, Ljubljana, Sept 2018 – Book of abstracts

                             Guidelines

Handbook for integrating the bear habitat suitability and connectivity to spatial planning

A Fieldguide for Investigating Damages Caused by Carnivores

“Visiting Nature in Slovenia” Code of Conduct – guidelines for respectful behaviour in nature in Slovenia

Livestock guarding dogs – the LIFE DINALP BEAR project handbook

A Guidebook to Human-Carnivore Conflict (Seth M. Wilson)

Non-consumptive use of brown bears in tourism: guidelines for responsible practices

Handbook for teachers – Bear as a model species at a Biology class (in Slovenian)

Handbook for teachers – Working sheets (in Slovenian)

Handbook for teachers – Bear as a model species at a Biology class (in Croatian)

Handbook for teachers – Working sheets (in Croatian)

                            Brochures

BROWN BEAR IN DINARIDES AND ALPS (ENG)

                            Project bulletin

Project bulletin 1_LIFE DINALP BEAR – LIFE with bears (ENG)

Project bulletin 2_LIFE DINALP BEAR – LIFE with bears (ENG)

Project bulletin 3_LIFE DINALP BEAR – LIFE with bears (ENG)

Project bulletin 4_LIFE DINALP BEAR – LIFE with bears (ENG)

Project bulletin 5_LIFE DINALP BEAR – LIFE with bears (ENG)

                            Leaflets

Be safe and responsible in nature

Bear friendly map for tourism

Support coexistence with large carnivores

Invitation letter to 26th IBA Conference

Bookmark – Discover Dinarics info card (in French)

Bookmark – Discover Dinarics info card

Discover Dinarics (in SLO, ENG, CRO, GER, ITA, and FR)

Support bear friendly products

Coexistence with bears 1

Coexistence with bears 2

Coexistence with bears 3

Reduction of brown bear – vehicle collisions in Slovenia (ENG)

Reduction of brown bear – vehicle collisions in Croatia (ENG)

Keep bears wild and away from human foods (ENG)

How to behave in bear areas (ENG)

“Bear Friendly” (SLO)

“Bear Friendly” (CRO)

                            Posters

Poster – Coexistence with bears 1

Poster – Coexistence with bears 2

Poster – LIFE DINALP BEAR_Trentino 1

Poster – LIFE DINALP BEAR_Trentino 2

Poster – LIFE DINALP BEAR_Trentino 3

Poster – Brown bears coping with Croatian highways (ENG)

Poster – Coexistence with brown bear  (SLO)

 

Project documents

Final report of LIFE DINALP BEAR project

                           Conflict mitigation

Guidelines for bear intervention groups (Action A.1)

Protokol za delovanje intervencijske skupine (in Slovenian; Action E.2)

Studija propusnosti za životinje na Autocesti Rijeka – Zagreb (Expertise on highway permeability for wildlife; in Croatian; Action C.10)

Maps showing density of different types of damages caused by bears in Slovenia (Action A.1)

Analysis of occurrence of human-bear conflicts in Slovenia and neighbouring countries (Action A.1)

Načrt izvajanja ukrepov za zaščito premoženja pred medvedi in zmanjšanja pogostnosti zahajanja medvedov v naselja (SLO, abstract in ENG) (Action C.1)

Instructions for assembly of the bear-proof compost bin (in SLO)

Proper use and operation of the bear-proof garbage cans and compost bins in the “hot-spots” – overall report (Action C.1)

Report on implemented measures in Ig (Action C.1)

Report on implemented measures in Loška dolina (Action C.1)

Report on implemented measures in Rakitna (Action C.1)

Report on implemented measures in Kostel (Action C.1)

Report on implemented measures in Ribnica and Sodražica (Action C.1)

Poročilo o zaznanih nelegalnih odlagališčih s pomočjo telemetrije (SLO, abstract in ENG) (Action C.1)

Ne povabimo medveda na kosilo – Preprečevanje dostopa medvedom do odpadnih virov hrane (Handbook in Slo; Action C.1)

Damage prevention within LIFE DINALP BEAR project (Report; Action C.2)

Feeding site use and food type preference of brown bears in Slovenia (Action C.7)

                            Mitigation of bear traffic mortality

Action plan for the implementation of the mitigation measures in Slovenia 30.6.2015 (Action A.4)

Action plan for the implementation of the mitigation measures in Croatia (Action A.4)

Impact of bear-vehicle collisions on Slovenian-Croatian brown bear population and its expansion into the Alps (report) (Action A.4)

The effect of improper rubbish bins on highways to the attraction of bears on highways (Action A.4)

Divlje životinje i promet na autocestama (article, CRO) (Action A.4)

Lovec_Povozi medvedov na cestah in železnicah (popular article, SLO; Action A.4)

Garbage bins plan (Action A.4)

Evaluation (monitoring) of the effectiveness of mitigation measures implemented to prevent traffic related bear mortality 2015 (Action D.2)

Evaluation (monitoring) of the effectiveness of mitigation measures implemented to prevent traffic related bear mortality 2016 (Action D.2)

Evaluation (monitoring) of the effectiveness of mitigation measures implemented to prevent traffic related bear mortality 2017 (Action D.2)

Monitoring of the effectiveness of mitigation measures in Slovenia_2018 (Action D.2)

Monitoring of the effectiveness of mitigation measures in Slovenia_2019 (D.2)

Effectiveness of implemented measures on Croatian highway_Final report (D.2)

Effectiveness of mitigation measures on Croatian highway, monitored with camera-trapping (D.2)

Radio-collared brown bear movements around the highway RIJEKA-ZAGREB in Croatia (D.2)

Video surveillance near the sensors of dynamic traffic signs in Slovenia_examples in 2018 (D.2)

Video surveillance near the sensors of dynamic traffic signs in Slovenia_examples in 2019 (D.2)

                            Population management

AFTER LIFE Conservation Plan (Action F.3)

Implementing robust genetic monitoring-workshop report and best practice recommendations (Action F.2)

Habitat selection and use of antropogenic food sources for bears living in conflict area (Bordjan et al.2019; report D.1)

Monitoring of bears exhibiting conflict behaviour and effectiveness of mitigation measures in conflict hot-spot areas (Report D.1 in Italian; PAT 2019)

Monitoring of bears exhibiting conflict behaviour and effectiveness of mitigation measures in conflict hot-spot areas (D.1, Abstract in English; PAT 2019)

Guidelines for transboundary monitoring of brown bears in NW Dinaric Mountains and the Alps (Skrbinšek et al. 2019; Action C.5)

Expansion of bears from Dinaric Mountains into South-Eastern Alps (Skrbinšek et al. 2019; Action C.5)

Cost benefit analysis of different monitoring approaches and guidelines for optimized monitoring of brown bears (Bordjan et al.2019; report C.5)

Utility of systematic counting of bears on a network of permanent counting sites for monitoring of the dynamics of brown bear abundance, fecundity and proportion of females with cubs (Jerina et al.2019; report C.5; in Slovenian with English summary, tables and figures)

Reconstruction of brown bear population dynamics in Slovenia and Croatia for the period 1998-2018 (Jerina & Polaina et al. 2018; report C.5)

Genetic estimates of census and effective population sizes of brown bears in northern Dinaric Mountains and south-eastern Alps (Skrbinšek et al. 2017; report C.5)

Genetic estimates of census and effective population sizes of brown bears (Skrbinšek et al. 2017) – Executive summary in Croatian

2019 Annual population status report for brown bears in Northern Dinaric Mountains and South-Eastern Alps (Action C.5)

2018 Annual population status report for brown bears in Northern Dinaric Mountains and Central Eastern Alps (Action C.5)

2017 Annual population status report for brown bears in Northern Dinaric Mountains and Central-Eastern Alps (Action C.5)

2016 Annual population status report for brown bears in Northern Dinaric Mountains and Eastern Alps (Action C.5)

2015 Annual population status report for brown bears in Northern Dinaric Mountains and Eastern Alps (Action C.5)

Guidelines for Common Management of Brown Bear in the Alpine and Northern Dinaric Region (Action A.6)

Management plan for brown bear (Ursus arctos L.) in Croatia, Zageb 2019 (Action A.6)

Plan for the establishment of supplementary feeding with carrion on 22 selected feeding sites and monitoring of its effectiveness (SLO) (Action A.5)

Availability of carrion from wild ungulates as food source for bears in Slovenia (report, SLO; abstract in English) (Action A.5)

Analysis of spatial connectivity and preparation of environmental impact assessment guidelines (Action A.3)

Brown bear habitat suitability map based on the probability of use (Action A.3)

Map of variation in the probability of connectivity decrease (Action A.3)

Lebensraumkonnektivität für Braunbären als Grundlage für Umweltverträglichkeitsprüfungen (Action A.3)

                            Ecotourism

Non-consumptive use of brown bears in tourism: guidelines for responsible practices (Action C.6)

Recommendations for legal regulation of bear-watching activities – Posvet Medved kot vrednota v turizmu (Actions C.6, F.2; in SLO)

Projekt LIFE DINALP BEAR in oznaka Medvedu prijazno – Poročilo delavnice z uporabniki oznake Medvedu prijazno (Action C.6; in Slo)

                            Public attitudes

Focus groups technical report (Action A.2)

Public attitudes, perceptions, and beliefs about bears and bear management – technical report (Action A.2)

Analysis of hunting organizations questionnaire (Action C.6)

Project visibility and public acceptance of bears and bear management (Majić Skrbinšek et al. 2019; Final report Action D.3)

Communication in large carnivore conservation and management, 16th to 18th April 2018 – WORKSHOP PROCEEDINGS (Action E.1)

 

Press releases

23.10.2020 – LIFE DINALP BEAR is the best “Nature” project in Europe

                      Slovenian

23.10.2020 – Projekt LIFE DINALP BEAR je najboljši!

20.6.2019 – Odnos javnosti do rjavega medveda in upravljanja z njim opredeljuje družbeno nosilno kapaciteto

19.6.2019 – Pastirski psi in varovanje pašnih živali pred velikimi zvermi

16.5.2019 – Vključevanje varstvenih ukrepov za rjavega medveda v prostorsko načrtovanje oziroma pri načrtovanju posegov v prostor

11.2.2019 – Podpora znanosti k ohranitvenemu upravljanju medveda v Sloveniji – komentar aktualnih dilem v družbi

6.2.2019 – Zakaj je odstrel rjavega medveda pomemben za njegovo ohranjanje

14.9.2018 – Srečanje strokovnjakov za medvede iz celega sveta na konferenci v Ljubljani

4.10.2017 – Zaključena nova ocena številčnosti populacije vrste rjavi medved v Sloveniji

27.7.2017 – S spremljanjem gibanja medvedov do boljšega sobivanja z njimi

10.5.2017 – Medovarni smetnjaki – pomemben ukrep za lažje sobivanje z medvedi

12.10.2016 – Medovarni kompostniki – pomemben ukrep za zmanjšanje konfliktov med ljudmi in medvedi

3.6.2016 – Interaktivni portal pri rjavih medvedih v ZOO Ljubljana

15.2.2016 – Dinamični prometni znaki opozarjajo voznike o prisotnosti medvedov in ostalih velikih prostoživečih živali ob cestišču

25.1.2016 – Medvedji dan – prvi seminar o nepotrošni rabi medvedov v turizmu

1.12.2015 – Pomoč rejcem drobnice in čebelarjem na območju prisotnosti rjavega medveda

16.10.2015 – Ocenjevanje številčnosti medvedov s pomočjo genetike

15.4.2015 – Kako se vesti na območju prisotnosti rjavega medveda

                  Croatian

23.10.2020 – LIFE DINALP BEAR najbolji je projekt očuvanja prirode u Europi

18.4.2018 – Po prvi puta u Hrvatskoj znanstveno procijenjena brojnost i efektivna veličina populacije smeđih medvjeda

7.9.2016 – Uhvaćeni u žici: Zbog pozidanja 30.000 km žičanih ograda na granicama, potrebno je mijenjati strategije zaštite prirode u Europi i Aziji (CRO)

19.2.2016 – Svjetski stručnjaci međunarodnih udruga za istraživanje i upravljanje medvjedom nude pomoć vladama republika Slovenije i Hrvatske (CRO)

20.1.2016 – Hrvatski stručnjaci o žilet-žici u renomiranim časopisima (CRO)

– Correspondence: Refugee fences fragment wildlife (J. Linnell) (ENG)

31.10.2015 – Koliko medvjeda je previše medvjeda (CRO)

14.10.2015 – Započelo brojanje medvjeda i sakupljanje uzoraka (CRO)

21.5.2015 – EU projekt „Upravljanje populacijom i zaštita smeđeg medvjeda u sjevernim Dinaridima i Alpama“ (LIFE DINALP BEAR) (CRO)

15.5.2015 – Kako se ponašati u staništu medvjeda (CRO)

                  Italian

27.8.2018 – Catturato e radiocollarato un altro orso in Val Rendena

19.09.2017 – Catturato e radiocollarato un orso in val Genova

29.08.2017 – Orsi in Trentino: questi i dati reali

31.05.2017 – Catturato e radiocollarato un orso in Val Algone

2.5.2017 – Un convegno sui “cani da guardiania”

5.4.2017 – Catturato e radiomarcato un orso

28.10.2015 – Radiocollarato un orso nella valle dello Sporeggio

20.10.2015 – Incontro internazionale sull’orso

 

Popular articles

July 2014 – Ceste i mostovi_Divlje životinje i promet na autocestama (CRO)

February 2015 – Lovački vjesnik_Medvjedi će biti genetički prebrojani (CRO)

May 2015 – Kmečki Glas_Preprečevanje nastajanja škod na drobnici (SLO)

August 2015 – Kmečki glas_Kako ravnati ob srečanju z medvedom (SLO)

September 2015 – Slovenski čebelar_Kako varovati čebelnjake pred napadi medvedov (SLO)

September 2015 – Lovec_Medvedi in genetika – novi izzivi za novo desetletje (SLO)

October 2015 – Lovec_Projekt celovitega upravljanja in varstva medveda v severnih dinaridih in Alpah (SLO)

November 2015 – Dobra Kob_Medvjedi iz epruvete (CRO)

December 2015 – Čebelje paše v Sloveniji_Varovanje čebelnjakov pred napadi medvedov (SLO)

December 2015 – Lovec_Povozi medvedov na cestah in železnicah (SLO)

February 2016 – Kraški obzornik_Varovanje drobnice pred velikimi zvermi s pomočjo visokih električnih mrež (SLO)

March 2016 – Občinsko glasilo občine Hrpelje-Kozina_Varovanje drobnice pred velikimi zvermi s pomočjo visokih električnih mrež (SLO)

April 2016 – Dobra kob_Okrvavljena lovačka etika (CRO)

April 2016 – Carnivore Damage Prevention News_LIFE DINALP BEAR: A project to increase tolerance toward bears through conflict mitigation and the development of a population management approach (ENG)

April 2016 – Carnivore Damage Prevention News_Comparison of the occurence of human-bear conflicts between the northern dinaric mountains and the south-eastern Alps (ENG)

April 2016 – Carnivore Damage Prevention News_Bear management: The case of a bear attack on humans in Trentino, Italy (ENG)

April 2016 – Carnivore Damage Prevention News_Defining, preventing and reacting to problem bear behaviour in Europe (ENG)

July 2016 – Trdoživ_Srečanja z rjavim medvedom (SLO)

August 2016 – SloMedia.it_Kako se vesti ob morebitnem srečanju z medvedom (SLO)

August 2016 – Suhorobar_Projekt RJAVI MEDVED na OŠ Sodražica (SLO)

August 2016 – Kraški obzornik_Kako se vesti ob morebitnem srečanju z medvedom (SLO)

September 2016 – Pivški list_Kako se vesti ob morebitnem srečanju z medvedom (SLO)

September 2016 – Občinsko glasilo občine Hrpelje-Kozina_Kako se vesti ob morebitnem srečanju z medvedom (SLO)

September 2016 – Delo_Odgovoren naravoslovni turizem je naložba v nas same (SLO)

December 2016 – Lovec_Odgovoren naravoslovni turizem je naložba v nas same (SLO)

January-February 2017 – Priroda_Medvjedi i ljudi u Hrvatskoj (CRO)

March 2017 – Autonomous Province of Trento_Bear report 2016 (ENG)

April 2017 – Kmečki glas_Pastirski psi so odlični varuhi drobnice (SLO)

June 2017 – STA_Odnos javnosti do medveda ključen za učinkovito načrtovanje ukrepov (SLO)

September-October 2017 – Suhorobar_Zaključena nova ocena številčnosti populacije vrste rjavi medved v Sloveniji (SLO)

December 2017 – Kmetovalec – Priloga Gozd in obnovljivi viri_Izzivi pri upravljanju populacije rjavega medveda (SLO)

December 2017 – Brezovica.si_Kako se vesti ob morebitnem srečanju z medvedom ali volkom (SLO)

January 2018 – Oddih, priloga Dnevnika_Medvedu prijazen obisk (SLO)

February 2018 – Der Anblick_Die Meinung der Bevӧlkerung zu Bären (AUS)

March 2018 – Autonomous Province of Trento, Servizio Foreste e fauna_Bear Report 2017 (ENG)

March 2018 – Cacciare a palla_Orsi: il parere della gente (ITA)

March 2018 – Obrh-Glasilo občine Loška Dolina_Medovarni kompostniki in smetnjaki za lažje življenje z medvedi (SLO)

June 2018 – Gozdarski Vestnik_Projekt LIFE DINALP BEAR za celovito upravljanje in varstvo rjavega medveda v severnih Dinaridih in Alpah (SLO)

June 2018 – Il cacciatore Trentino_Status e gestione dei grandi carnivori in Trentino (ITA)

June 2018 – Trdoživ_Discover Dinarics – odgovorna nepotrošna raba medvedov v turizmu (SLO)

July 2018 – Natura 2000 branding_Bear friendly products promoting the coexistence between bears and humans

July-August 2018 – Lovec_Genetika, medvedi in ocene številčnosti (SLO)

December 2018 – Rešeto, Glasilo občine Ribnica_Kako preprečimo medvedom zahajanje v naselje? (SLO)

December 2018 – Obrh, glasilo občine Loška dolina_Kako preprečimo medvedom zahajanje v naselje? (SLO)

December 2018 – Mostiščar, glasilo občine Ig_Kako preprečimo medvedom zahajanje v naselje? (SLO)

December 2018 – Kočevar, časopis občin Kočevje & Kostel_Kako medvedom preprečimo zahajanje v naselje? (SLO)

February 2019 – Suhorobar_Kako medvedom preprečimo zahajanje v naselje? (SLO)

February 2019 – Barjanski list_Kako preprečimo medvedom zahajanje v naselje? (SLO)

March 2019 – Autonomous Province of Trento, Servizio Foreste e fauna_Bear Report 2018 (ENG)

Summer 2019 – Carnivore Damage Prevention News_Bear friendly labelling: Promoting coexistence with bears

March 2020 – Autonomous Province of Trento, Forestry and wildlife Service_Large carnivores Report 2019 (ENG)

                 Audio recordings of interviews (in Slovenian):

December 2014 – Radio Ognjišče_Sobivanje z rjavim medvedom

August 2015 – Radio Ognjišče_Škode po medvedu preprečujemo s pomočjo elektrike

October 2017 – Metina lista – Metamorfoza_Velike zveri v Sloveniji, 1. del

November 2017 – Metina lista – Metamorfoza_Velike zveri v Sloveniji, 2. del

November 2017 – Radio Ognjišče_Medovarni smetnjaki

November 2017 – Radio Ognjišče_Izkušnje projekta LIFE DINALP BEAR

April 2018 – Radio Ognjišče_Pastirski psi in varovanje drobnice

Avgust 2018 – Radio Ognjišče_Zaščita čebelnjakov pred medvedi

 

Presentations

LIFE DINALP BEAR at the IBA conference in Greece, 20.10.2014 – Monitoring of effective population size – oral presentation (pdf)

LIFE DINALP BEAR at the IBA conference in Greece, 20.10.2014 – Dinara-Pindos population level – oral presentation (pdf)

LIFE DINALP BEAR at the IBA conference in Greece, 20.10.2014 – The early gonadal activity in Croatian brown bears and its management implications – oral presentation (pdf)

LIFE DINALP BEAR at the IBA conference in Greece, 20.10.2014 – poster with general introduction to Life DinAlp Bear project (pdf)

 

Other relevant publications

Fležar et al.2019_Free food for everyone: Artificial feeding of brown bears provides food for many non-target species

Reljić et al.2018_Challenges for transboundary management of a European brown bear population

Jerina, 2017_Prehranske značilnosti slovenskih medvedov (in Slovenian), part of Mohorjev koledar 2018

CDP (Carnivore damage prevention) news – spring 2016

Boitani et al. 2015_Key actions for Large Carnivore populations in Europe. Report to DG Environment, European Commission.

Provincia Autonoma di Trento_Bear report 2014

Provincia Autonoma di Trento_Bear report 2015

Autonomous Province of Trento, Forestry and Wildlife Department_Large Carnivores Report 2018

European Commission 2015_Defining, preventing, and reacting to problem bear behaviour in Europe

Project logotypes

DINALP BEAR – LOGOTYPE COLLECTION – ENG

DINALP BEAR – LOGOTYPE COLLECTION – ENG – + Natura 2000 and LIFE logos

DINALP BEAR – GUIDELINES FOR USING THE LOGOTYPE – ENG