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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Compensation payments for wolf depredation within 24 hours
Majella National Park is one of the most impressive, wild and extensive mountain ranges of the Apennines. It is also
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Lack of livestock protection affects cross-border wolf packs
In October, following a long but seemingly successful petition by 31 Slovak organisations, the Ministry of Agriculture went against the
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NGOs win appeal: Wolf in Salzburg safe
After an appeal from WWF Austria and the Naturschutzbund Austria, it was decided that approval given for shooting a wolf
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First multilingual Alpine Livestock Protection and Press Conference
Implementing effective livestock protection measures is key to reduce conflicts between humans and large carnivores. Large carnivores like the wolf
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Adaption as remedy for wolf – farmer dilemma
Change can come in our life as a result of crisis, a result of choice, or just by chance. But
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LIFEstockProtect: Giving a hand (or 10) to a sheep farmer in Tyrol
For the newly approved project LIFEstockProtect, parts of our team supported by highly motivated volunteers spent almost three weeks in
Continue reading LIFEstockProtect has kicked off
LIFEstockProtect, the largest and most ambitious livestock protection project in the German-speaking region of the Alps, is off to a
Continue readingFilming livestock protection in Austria and Italy
For the newly approved project LIFEstockProtect, our team is in the field this week with a German television crew in Tirol
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Project manager position BUND Naturschutz in Bayern available
The organisation BUND Naturschutz in Bayern e.V. is one of our partners in the recently approved LIFEstockProtect project. They have
Continue reading Our bias about livestock farming
The Covid-19 outbreak laid many problems of this world bare. On one hand, it showed how much humans pressure wildlife
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EU agricultural policy ‘CAP’ fails to protect biodiversity
Agricultural land covers 40% of the European Union. This means it is the most wide-spread land use in the EU
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New study proves wolves and livestock can peacefully coexist
A new study by German, Australian and American researchers reviewed data from all over the world to determine whether wolves
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Dogs poisoned and people attacked for protecting livestock
Effective implementation of livestock protection measures reduce the human-wildlife conflicts. Especially between livestock owners and large carnivores like the wolf.
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