The provincial administration of Trento, Italy, supports the presence of shepherds and their flock of sheep on Alpine pastures and forests - a region where also wolves, lynxes and bears occur. Prevention tools (mostly electric fences or livestock guarding dogs) and support with the installation and maintenance of prevention measures are financed by the provincial government. Since 2016, in addition to provincial financing, Rural Development support under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) has been used to co-finance prevention measures. No livestock manager with these measures in place has experienced an attack.  

For more information see the detailed description of the case study on the Platform website.

A report describing ten good practice case studies is also available.