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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Herd management
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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Join now: Livestock protection courses, excursions and online events now open for registration
Starting at the end of August, the popular events of the LIFEstockProtect project will take place again. During field trips,
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Herd management is more effective than killing wolves
What many conservationists expected is now confirmed: killing wolves does not effectively reduce livestock depredation. On the contrary, various methods
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Finding solutions for future of alpine farming in Tschengls
The future of the pasture farming is an uncertain one. During the citizen engagement activity we discussed it on Saturday in Tschengls.
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Support livestock protection in the Alps!
The natural return of large predators to the Alpine region is putting many livestock farmers under pressure. In response to
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Unique livestock protection LIFE project submitted
UPDATE: The project has been invited to submit a Full Proposal by February 2020. As we know, the return of
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Livestock protection and management info day
BIO AUSTRIA Lower Austria and Vienna organised together with international experts and the European Wilderness Society a ‘Livestock protection and
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Shock collaring wild wolves to solve livestock protection?
April 1, The depredation of livestock by wolves is increasingly becoming an issue, especially to the thousands of small sheep
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Wolf-free zones will not work, here’s why
With the wolf population steadily growing in Europe, wolves are expanding again to new territories. As wolves can easily travel
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No compensation without livestock protection measures
The provincial government of Schleswig-Holstein recently decided to only pay compensation for lifestock losses if proper herd protection measures where
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Local solutions to large carnivores in Europe
EuroLargeCarnivores, a LIFE project which provides space for people to share knowledge and experiences about large carnivore coexistence, has made
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Livestock herding in the Asturian Mountains, Spain
The Spanish Asturias is a region with a complex mountainous terrain. A landscape of almost inaccessible mountains and deep valleys,
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EU: Costs for livestock protection and damages can now be fully compensated
The European Commission has decided that farmers and livestock owners can now receive full compensation for investments and damages. More
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Golden jackals eat what they find
International experts and scientists recently discussed the latest international developments on the golden jackal during the second international Jackal Symposium in Greece.
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European Perspectives: Livestock protection is the key
On 18th September 2018, the European Wilderness Society participated in the workshop of the EU Platform on Coexistence between People and
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Finnish wolves suffering from culling and poaching caused by human fear
The wolf is a native species of Finland, but humans hunted it almost to extinction in the 1970’s. After it
Continue reading Mehr Wölfe weniger Schäden: Großer Erfolg für Herdenschutz in Deutschland
Das Wolfmonitoring der Landesjägerschaft von Niedersachsen hat vergangenen Monat neue Daten zur Wolfspopulation und den damit zusammenhängenden Schäden veröffentlicht. Die
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Learning to track wolves in Germany
International cooperation is crucial when it comes to coexistence with wolves. Germany has been a permanent home for wolves about
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More Wolves, less killed sheep: Big success for livestock protection in Germany
Last month, the German province of Lower Saxony published new data on the wolf population and damages. The results indicate
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