The Italian Region Abruzzo and Its Shepherding Tradition
Abruzzo is an Italian region, geographically it is in central Italy, but historically it belongs to the northernmost region of
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Livestock
Biodiversity and domestic grazing in the mountains
Grazing domestic animals in the mountains was the basic activity of man since ancient times. It happened in the foothills
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Food for livestock
Deforestation of Europe Europe used to be heavily forested. This has changed dramatically at a time when men occupied this
Continue reading Grazing in Stilfser Valley
The roots of grazing in Stilfser Valley date back to centuries ago. Since then, for over 2000 years, grazing was
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Grazing in the Alps
Natural grazing in the Alps In the past, natural grazing, better said browsing in the Alps was dominantly done by animals
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Livestock and predators in Europe
Challenge to maintain population of herbivores in Europe Europe has faced a challenging situation with overgrazing for several centuries. The result is a development of over-population of native herbivores such as
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Natural vs. man-managed grazing. Part 2
The situation when the natural grazing was only way of grazing has dramatically changed, when human pop-up on the scene. His
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Natural vs. man-managed grazing. Part 1
Grazing is a very complex subject discussed already several decades. There are a number of ecological effects derived from grazing
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Register for online livestock protection conference in Bavaria
Note: Due to water damage at the facilities, this event has been moved online The discussion around livestock protection is
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Conservation Grazing Events
The number of grazing animals released in protected areas has increased significantly in recent years. These grazing animals are often
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Shepherd volunteers wanted for summer!
How would you like to spend this summer volunteering with shepherds in the Alps? LIFEstockProtect is looking for volunteers to
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A milestone for wildlife coexistence – livestock protection courses starting this spring
After much work from the partners of LIFEstockProtect, the project’s livestock protection courses are beginning this spring! As the first
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Livestock protection in Bavaria – Online event in German
In this online event on 8 March, 20 – 22 CET, Bioland and the LIFEstockProtect team provide an interesting insight
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A new bill to protect herding and livestock guarding dogs in Italy
A law proposal, consisting of 17 articles, designed to safeguard shepherds, herding and livestock guarding dogs and the territory, was
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The EU takes Spain to court over pollution from industrial farming
The European Commission came to the conclusion that Spanish authorities have not done enough to protect water from nitrate pollution. Just in Summer 2021, another ecological
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Conference: Shepherdesses in the Alps
What is it like to spend the whole summer in the mountains with your flock of animals? Why is it
Continue reading Let’s not talk about the wolf on International Wolf Day
The wolf-human conflict has been going on for decades if not centuries. All over the world, the issue has evolved
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Alpine LIFEstockProtect Competence Centre Network starting soon
Livestock protection in the Alps is a mostly forgotten practice since large predators vanished from the region. However, as large
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What makes livestock guarding dogs effective?
As their name says, livestock guarding dogs protect livestock from predators like the wolf. They live together with the animals
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500+ attendees at Livestock Protection Conference
On the 26th of January the first multilingual Alpine Livestock Protection conference took place online. This conference was the official
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