The conference in the frame of the

LIFE EX-TRA projectby Annette Mertens

LIFE COEX “Improving coexistence betweenlarge carnivores and agriculture in South Europe” LIFE04NAT/IT/0001442004-2008

LIFE EX-TRA Project “Improving the conditions for large carnivore conservation: a transfer of best practices” LIFE07NAT/IT/005022009-1013

Project background

LIFE COEX

4 countries: Italy, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece

LIFE EX-TRA

Project background

5 countries: Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Croazia

Overlap of largecarnivores presenceand human activities

High human densities

Small scale

livestock raising/

subsistence

Livestock

raisers used to

state support

Problems of compensation

systems

CONFLICT!

Difficult working

conditions

Low social tolerance

towards LC’s

Scarce use of preventive measures

Low social tolerance

towards LC’s

Scarce use of preventive measures

Low social tolerance

towards LC’s

Scarce use of preventive measures

Low social tolerance

towards LC’s

Low social tolerance

towards LC’s

Low social tolerance

towards LC’s

Low social tolerance

towards LC’s

Common problem

•Demostration and dissemination of the use of damageprevention techniques

•Improving conditions byraising capacities and gaining the support oflocal communities

Main objective Main used tools

•Distribution of e-fencesand LGD•Promoting otherprotection techniques

•Training of managmentstaff about damageanalysis and prevention•Damage monitoringprotocols•BETs•Stakeholder participation

Involvement of local communities

Training and transfer of best practices

Encourage use of damage prevention tools(LGD and e-fences)

Monitoring of wolves, bears and conflicts

Red deer restocking

Bear emergency teams

EX-TRA actions

Video

Gino Damiani – Simone Ricci

Wolf and bear monitoring

Monitoring LC populations - Bulgaria

Photo: D. Zlatanova

Monitoring LC populations - Romania

Photo: I. Dutca

Environmental analysis

Caracass examination

Damage monitoring

Photo: U. Di Nicola

Photo: U. Di Nicola

Data mapping

Data mapping

Data mapping

PROTEZIONE DEI VITELLI AL

PASCOLO

•Pubblicato un bando per la costruzione di n. 5 stazzi

fissi per il ricovero di bovine al primo parto e di vitelli

nei primi mesi di vita

Encouraging damage prevention

Photo: Parco Nazionale Monti Sibillini

Encouraging damage prevention

Photo: I Dutca

Encouraging damage prevention

Photo: F. Barbarossa

C3 – Distribution of LGD - RomaniaEncouraging damage prevention

Photo: G. Predoiu

Encouraging damage prevention

Photo: I. Dutca

Encouraging damage prevention

Encouraging damage prevention

Photos: U. Di Nicola

Training activities

Photo: U. Di Nicola

Training activities

Photo: D. Zlatanova

Training activities

Photo: D. Zlatanova

Training activities

Wolf/bear emergency teams

Photo: W. Reggioni

Photo: D. Zlatanova

C6 – Bear Emergency Team - BulgariaWolf/bear emergency teams

Ungulate conservation

Photo: N. Riganelli

Involvement of local communities

C2 Stakeholder meetings- BulgariaInvolvement of local communities

Photo: A. Dutsov

C2 Stakeholder meetings - ItalyInvolvement of local communities

Involvement of local communities - results

- Ongoing productive communication- Updated grazing regulations- Tenders for the purchase of fencesfor calves- Agreement for discharge of animalcarcasses

- Increasing awareness of community administrations of the need of specificlivestock management rules

- People now know with whom theyhave to talk, whom they have to call; - People know that they can claimcompensation

General recognition by stakeholders of an ongoingprocess

General improvement of relationships betweenstakeholders and authorities

Recognition of local/national authorities of the importance and effectiveness of the applied tools

THANK YOU!