Human-bear coexistence through your photographic lense – photo contest FINDING BEARINGS now opened

LIFE DINALP BEAR project team is proud to announce official opening of FINDING BEARINGS photo contest. Human-bear coexistence includes a [...]

Forestry students from foreign universities on a visit

Around 40 IFSA (International Forestry Students Association) students visited the Slovenia Forest Service and the Slovenian Forestry Institute on 15th March 2017 [...]

Slovenian Armed Forces and encounters with large carnivores

On 9th March 2017, we held a presentation about brown bears and wolves for officers of the Slovenian Armed Forces [...]

Responsible bear practices presented at ITB Berlin

Within LIFE DINALP BEAR project some activity is also connected with the ecoturism. Ecoturism is providing important economic opportunities for [...]

March 14th, 2017|Activities, C6 Ecotourism, Ecotourism, News|

New bear educational kits now available

Educating children at a local level is very important for developing a positive attitude towards bears and our coexistence. After a [...]

Workshop “Managing brown bear across the Alps, the Dinaric mountains and beyond” in Venice

One of the LIFE DINALP BEAR project objectives is establishment of common guidelines for brown bear management on a population [...]

New PlayDecide kit developed for better understanding of different stakeholders

As part of LIFE DINALP BEAR project, a new version of PlayDecide kit "Human and brown bear in Slovenia" was developed. It [...]

Natour Alpe-Adria fair and responsible bear tourism practices

This Saturday, the international Natour Alpe-Adria fair closed its doors. Almost 330 tourism providers from 15 countries were presented. As [...]

February 6th, 2017|Activities, C6 Ecotourism, Ecotourism, News|

Guidelines for responsible use of brown bear in tourism highlighted as an example of best practice

Wildlife observation is an important part of ecotourism offerings in different parts of Europe and North America. Brown bear is [...]

January 20th, 2017|Communication campaign, Ecotourism, News, Uncategorized|

Preventing traffic related bear mortality in Slovenia

In 2016, we were monitoring the effectiveness of mitigation measures implemented to prevent traffic related bear mortality along sections of [...]