Editorial (04/12/2024)

Editorial

New facts (16/12/2024)

The Golden jackal's range has expanded to 29 of 34 European countries monitored	Total distribution range has increased by 46% since 2016	Its population is estimated at 150,000 or more individuals

Large carnivore distribution maps and population updates (2017-2022/23) (27/11/2024)

The Commission has released a report giving the most up to date available information on brown bear (Ursus arctos), Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx), wolf (Canis lupus), golden jackal (Canis aureus), and wolverine (Gulo gulo) distributions and population sizes at a continental scale.

Youth page launched (27/11/2024)

A new webpage specifically dedicated to young people was launched, featuring interesting information and educational materials on Europe's large carnivore species. It also contains the EU Large Carnivore Platform's role-play game and a new engaging quiz to test your knowledge.

EU Platform 10 years anniversary video (27/11/2024)

This year the EU Large Carnivore Platform is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a video promoting its key benefits and achievements over the years.

Regional platforms update (27/11/2024)

Over the course of 2024, six regional platforms on people and large carnivores have started their work while three others continue their already established collaborations. The platforms address a range of topic areas such as livestock damages and problematic bear behaviour. They work on different levels from the local to the transnational.

EU proposal to adapt protection status of the wolf adopted by Bern Convention (27/11/2024)

On 3 December, the Standing Committee of the Bern Convention voted in favour of the EU proposal to adapt the protection status of the wolf from ‘strictly protected' to ‘protected'. The change will enter into force on 7 March 2025. After this date, the EU will be able to adapt the corresponding annexes of the Habitats Directive.

Living with wolves: A worldwide systematic review of attitudes (28/11/2024)

Researchers from Norway analysed peer reviewed worldwide articles on people’s attitudes towards gray wolves (Canis lupus) and the underlying variables. They found that attitudes depend on the respondents’ timespan lived alongside wolves, their level of fear towards the animals as well as them having been directly affected by wolves or not.

Handbook for the monitoring of large carnivores in the Dinaric-Balkan-Pindos region (28/11/2024)

Experts and members of the Dinaric-Balkan-Pindos Platform have developed a handbook for the monitoring of large carnivores in the region. It gives detailed advice on how to initiate and manage a large carnivore monitoring programme, adequate methods and also introduces the LCIE Monitoring Standards for Large Carnivores.

High acceptance of Eurasian lynx in Germany (28/11/2024)

Researchers from the University of Kent (UK) found that acceptance of the Eurasian lynx was high throughout all of Germany, possibly due to few negative interactions occurring between humans and lynx. The study associated age, education, profession and awareness/experience of attacks with acceptance scores.

Carnivore Damage Prevention News: issue 28 (28/11/2024)

The 2024 spring-summer issue of CDP news features different approaches to wolf and lynx management across Europe.

CoCo EU Horizon project launched in November (28/11/2024)

The CoCo project fosters coexistence between people and large carnivores and herbivores. It aims to gather knowledge from different stakeholders on how pastoralism (raising livestock) and wildlife interact and use it to create useful policy suggestions and practical tools that help people live sustainably alongside wildlife.

LIFE Bears with Future and LIFE Human Bear Coex at TusnadEcoBear conference (28/11/2024)

At the TusnadEcoBear conference in October the two LIFE projects presented their work, receiving great interest from the audience.

LIFE Arcprom participated in the IENE conference 2024 (28/11/2024)

The IENE 2024 International Conference (9-13 September, Prague) promotes knowledge sharing for safe, sustainable and biodiversity-friendly pan-European transport infrastructure.

LIFE WolfAlps EU ends (28/11/2024)

The LIFE WolfAlps EU project has ended in September 2024 after five years working towards human-wolf coexistence in the Alps and the Ligurian-Piedontese Apennienes region.

LIFEstockProtect at Germany's Green Week 2025 (28/11/2024)

The LIFEstockProtect project will be available to answer all questions about the challenges and solutions about livestock protection in January 2025 at the "Grüne Woche" (Green Week) in Berlin.

Golden jackal monitoring with stakeholder support | Austria (28/11/2024)

The golden jackal has only been present in Austria for a short amount of time. Therefore, the Golden Jackal Project Austria now seeks ways to establish monitoring standards for the species by including diverse stakeholders across borders.

By what means can the impact of large carnivores be reduced? (28/11/2024)

Population numbers and distribution ranges of most large carnivore species are expanding. This might leave European citizens wondering how to deal with their impact – there are several approaches available.

Salerner Herd Protection Days (24-25/10/2024) (28/11/2024)

A LIFEstockProtect-EU Platform regional workshop explored the potential of a platform in South Tyrol.

EUROPARC Webinar (17/10/2024) (28/11/2024)

The platform explored young peoples’ perspectives on coexistence through a new role play.

IUCN Regional Conference (30/9 - 3/10/2024) (28/11/2024)

A CIC-EU Platform side event discussed perspectives on coexistence.

Pathways Conference (13-16/10/2024) (28/11/2024)

An EU platform panel looked at extensive livestock, coexistence and power relations.

Editorial LC Platform 2024/1 (12/06/2024)

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Large Carnivore Platform Plenary Meeting 2024 (10/06/2024)

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Establishment of new regional and local platforms (10/06/2024)

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Committee of the Regions agrees recommendations on coexistence with large carnivores (10/06/2024)

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Natura 2000 Award Ceremony (13/06/2024)

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Iberian lynx makes recovery (26/06/2024)

New CDPNews website launch (10/06/2024)

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LIFE investments in large carnivore projects (10/06/2024)

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An ecological network for large carnivores in the Carpathians (10/06/2024)

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Understanding habitat selection of grey wolves (Canis lupus) in Germany (10/06/2024)

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LIFE LynxConnect (10/06/2024)

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LIFE Lynx (10/06/2024)

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LIFE LYNX-PL-LT-DE (27/06/2024)

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LIFE LUPI-LYNX (10/06/2024)

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LIFE WolfAlps EU (10/06/2024)

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LIFE WILD WOLF (10/06/2024)

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LIFE BorealWOLF (10/06/2024)

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LIFE VARNA PAŠA (Safe Grazing) (10/06/2024)

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LIFE Bear-Smart Corridors (10/06/2024)

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Interreg project LECA (10/06/2024)

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Monitoring the status of Carpathian lynx | Slovakia and Switzerland (10/06/2024)

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Common misconceptions (13/06/2024)

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Dinaric Balkan Pindos Platform 5th Conference | Bulgaria (10/06/2024)

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LIFE WolfAlps EU – final conference | Italy (10/06/2024)

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Livestock Protection Conference 2024 | Italy (10/06/2024)

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Pathways Europe conference | Spain (10/06/2024)

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Berne Convention 43rd Standing Committee meeting – adopted texts relevant to large carnivores (19/12/2023)

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Understanding Rural Perspectives: A survey on attitudes to large carnivores in Rural Communities (19/12/2023)

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Commission proposes to change international status of wolves from ‘strictly protected' to ‘protected' (19/12/2023)

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EU Platform report on livestock depredation and large carnivores launched (19/12/2023)

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EU Large Carnivore Platform at the EUROPARC conference, Netherlands (19/12/2023)

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EU Platform regional workshop in Belgium (19/12/2023)

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Toolkit: Supporting the establishment of regional/local platforms on large carnivores (19/12/2023)

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Through the Eyes of a wolf exhibition | Italy (19/12/2023)

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Committee of the Regions: opinion on Protection and coexistence with large carnivores in Europe – challenges and opportunities for local and regional authorities (19/12/2023)

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Cross border wolf management (19/12/2023)

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LIFE Bear Courel: Compatibility of wildlife tourism with brown bear conservation (19/12/2023)

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Editorial LC Platform 2023/2 (19/12/2023)

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Managing wolf impact on sheep husbandry (19/12/2023)

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In-depth analysis on the wolf in the EU (21/12/2023)

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Update countries' wolf policies (20/12/2023)

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Pathways Europe: call for sessions opens (19/12/2023)

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Testing a conservation compromise: No evidence that public wolf hunting in Slovakia reduced livestock losses (19/12/2023)

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LIFE WOLFALPS EU: WISO / LIFE Wolfalps report on protection measures across the Alps (19/12/2023)

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LIFE NATURA 2000 + BEAR: Bear stuck in plastic container (19/12/2023)

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LIFE CARPATHIA: Report on wolf DNA sampling (19/12/2023)

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Carnivore Damage Prevention News: issue 27 (19/12/2023)

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LIFEstockProtect (19/12/2023)

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LIFE Lynx (19/12/2023)

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Dinaric-Balkan-Pindos Platform (19/12/2023)

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Tripoint Brown Bear project (19/12/2023)

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LIFE and INTERREG project activities (26/06/2023)

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Fourteenth meeting of the working group on biodiversity of the Carpathian Convention | Czech Republic (26/06/2023)

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Call for applications open until 29 September 2023! (26/06/2023)

There’s still plenty of time to apply for the current edition of the European Natura 2000 Award and get the recognition you deserve! Applications for all categories will be accepted until 23:59 CET, 29 September 2023.

Call for contributions: Sharing landscapes with wildlife (26/06/2023)

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International Summit on “Achieving coexistence between humans and large carnivores” | Romania (26/06/2023)

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LIFE LYNX wins award (26/06/2023)

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Discussion on wolves in the Agri Council (28/06/2023)

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Swedish Platform workshop and plans for continuation (26/06/2023)

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Toolkit: Supporting the establishment of regional/local platforms on large carnivores (26/06/2023)

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EUROPARC conference | Netherlands (26/06/2023)

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LIFE LYNX final conference | Croatia (26/06/2023)

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Longest known dispersal of wolf in Europe (26/06/2023)

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International conference on Human-Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence | UK (26/06/2023)

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New LC Platform website (26/06/2023)

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Vercors platform, France launches common narrative (26/06/2023)

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The spatial distribution and temporal trends of livestock damages caused by wolves in Europe by Singer et al (2023) (26/06/2023)

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Joint Intergroup, CoR Event: Co-existence of livestock farming and large carnivores in Europe (26/06/2023)

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Convivial Conservation: From Principles to Practice by Massarella et al (2023) (26/06/2023)

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European Regions Week | Brussels (26/06/2023)

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EU Nature Restoration Law: next steps (26/06/2023)

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Fatal bear attack in Trentino (26/06/2023)

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Management of Human-Bear Conflicts under High Touristic Pressure | Poland (26/06/2023)

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Large Carnivore Platform Plenary Meeting 2023 (26/06/2023)

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International lynx conference “Quo Vadis Lynx?” | Germany (26/06/2023)

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Dinaric Balkan Pindos Platform Conference | North Macedonia (26/06/2023)

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Common misconception: Large carnivores need wilderness areas to survive, large carnivores can be contained in protected areas (26/06/2023)

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Follow up to the EP Resolution of 24/11/2022 (26/06/2023)

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Issue 26 of CDPNews just published (04/07/2023)

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Editorial LC Platform 2023 (03/07/2023)

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Editorial (21/12/2022)

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Toolkit: Supporting establishment of regional/ local platforms on large carnivores (21/12/2022)

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Regional platforms (21/12/2022)

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The Biodiversity COP15 reaches agreement in Canada (21/12/2022)

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European Parliament resolution of 24 November 2022 on the protection of livestock farming and large carnivores in Europe (21/12/2022)

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42nd meeting of the Standing Committee of the Bern Convention (21/12/2022)

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All 27 EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Strategic Plans approved (21/12/2022)

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Golden jackal offspring in two federal states in Germany (21/12/2022)

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First wolf cubs in Northern Netherlands for 150 years (21/12/2022)

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Greek court rules that woman’s death was due to attack by dogs (21/12/2022)

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Wildlife Comeback Report 2022 by Rewilding Europe (21/12/2022)

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Range of papers on livestock and large carnivores (21/12/2022)

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DiBaPi Initiative: Transnational exchange platform for the management of large carnivores in the Dinaric-Balkan-Pindos region (21/12/2022)

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Wolf monitoring data 2021/2022 Germany (21/12/2022)

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The Benelux Wolf Management Group (21/12/2022)

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LIFE project activities (21/12/2022)

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EU Platform Library (21/12/2022)

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LIFEstockProtect conference (21/12/2022)

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Pathways Europe 2022: Human Dimensions of Wildlife Conference and Training (21/12/2022)

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EUROPARC webinar: Conflict management through participatory processes (21/12/2022)

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International Conference on Human-Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence (21/12/2022)

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Pathways 2023: Managing Wildlife in an Era of Mutualism (21/12/2022)

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Project CanOvis: Studying wolf-herd interactions for the improvement of livestock guarding dogs and herd protection systems in the South of the French Alps | France (21/12/2022)

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Common Misconception: Large carnivores are completely incompatible with pastoral farming (21/12/2022)

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Editorial (09/08/2022)

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EU Platform annual meeting (09/08/2022)

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Dinaric regional large carnivore platform initiative (04/08/2022)

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Regional platform workshops (09/08/2022)

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Draft motion for a resolution "Protection of livestock farming and wolves in Europe" (09/08/2022)

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EU Nature restoration law (09/08/2022)

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IUCN SSC Human-Wildlife Conflict & Coexistence Specialist Group (09/08/2022)

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For the first time in Europe: Phototrap captures golden jackal predation on a roe deer (09/08/2022)

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Copa-Cogeca, CEJA and ELO, FACE joint statement on large carnivore conflicts (09/08/2022)

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Brown bear population in Pyrenees: from near extinction to 70 individuals (09/08/2022)

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EU Platform Library (09/08/2022)

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IUCN SSC Briefing Paper - Perspectives on human-wildlife coexistence (09/08/2022)

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New LIFE Project: LIFE Bear Smart Corridors (09/08/2022)

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Biodiversity, Hunting, Countryside Intergroup Webinar: Livestock farming and large carnivores in Europe - Discussing a way forward (09/08/2022)

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CIPRA shepherding organisation initiative (09/08/2022)

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EUROLARGECARNIVORE end conference (09/08/2022)

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Parliament online conference on biodiversity (09/08/2022)

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LIFE BOREALWOLF Seminar (09/08/2022)

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International Conference on Human-Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence (09/08/2022)

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Pathways Europe 2022: Human Dimensions of Wildlife Conference and Training (09/08/2022)

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Landcare Germany (DVL) - Livestock protection in grazing animal husbandry | Germany (09/08/2022)

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Check your facts (09/08/2022)

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Editorial (20/12/2021)

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Regional Workshop organised together with the Ávila Platform, 10 December (20/12/2021)

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Coexistence with large carnivores: the role of Protected Area, 26 November (20/12/2021)

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Publication of the guidance document on the strict protection of animal species under the Habitats Directive (20/12/2021)

News

Letter by the Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries and Commissioner for Agriculture to the EU Ministers for Environment and Agriculture (20/12/2021)

News

German new government: mention of wolves in the coalition agreement (20/12/2021)

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New status report by DBBW on the situation of the wolf in Germany (20/12/2021)

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Update on actions carried out by Regional and Local Platforms on Large Carnivores (20/12/2021)

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LIFE Lynx: First confirmed reproduction of the translocated lynx in the Slovenian Alps (20/12/2021)

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EU Platform Library (20/12/2021)

Library

Knowledge Transfer for the Coadaptation of humans and wolves in the Alpine regions (20/12/2021)

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Carnivore Damage Prevention News, Winter edition (20/12/2021)

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Balkan Lynx Recovery Programme Newsletter (20/12/2021)

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Recommendations for Golden Jackal monitoring published (20/12/2021)

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MOOC on Large Carnivores (20/12/2021)

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Dinaric regional large carnivore platform | 16-17 November 2021 | Ljubljana Slovenia (20/12/2021)

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LIFE AmyBear “Improving human-bear coexistence in the Municipality of Amyndaio” closing conference | 15 -16 November 2021 | Municipality of Amyndaio Greece (20/12/2021)

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LIFE Lynx - Preventing the Extinction of the Dinaric-SE Alpine Lynx Population Through Reinforcement, Long-term Conservation and engagement of key stakeholders (20/12/2021)

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Check your facts (20/12/2021)

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Editorial (17/06/2021)

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EU Platform plenary meeting, 20 May (28/06/2021)

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Thematic Webinar – Stakeholder involvement in large carnivore management in Europe: Example of Swedish Wildlife Management Delegations and international comparisons, 12 April (28/06/2021)

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What does CAP reform mean for coexistence funding? (28/06/2021)

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European Commission list of potential eco-schemes (28/06/2021)

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Update on Regional and Local Platforms on Large Carnivores (28/06/2021)

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Natura 2000 day and EU Green Week (28/06/2021)

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Launch of the European Natura 2000 Award 2022 (28/06/2021)

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Use of the Natura 2000 logo for promoting sustainable services and goods (28/06/2021)

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Media reporting on bear attacks (28/06/2021)

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Iberian Lynx status improvement (28/06/2021)

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Balkan Lynx Recovery Programme update (28/06/2021)

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Coexistence measures removed from the Greek Rural Development programme (28/06/2021)

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LIFE ARCPROM online event on the threats posed by poisoned baits, 22 February (28/06/2021)

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Event: An EU Action Plan for Pastoralism, 14 June (28/06/2021)

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New issue of Carnivore Damage Prevention News (28/06/2021)

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Technical guide to Cantabrian bears published in English and Spanish (28/06/2021)

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Report Large Carnivore Monitoring in the Carpathian Mountains (28/06/2021)

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Brochure on the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2030 published (28/06/2021)

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Factsheets comparing large carnivore management across the EU published (28/06/2021)

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LIFEstockProtect kick-off conference (28/06/2021)

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Project launched to establish a Dinaric regional platform for large carnivores (28/06/2021)

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LIFE Wolfalps: coordinated actions for wolf-human coexistence across the Alps: online conference, 1 June (28/06/2021)

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IUCN World Conservation Congress, 2-11 September (28/06/2021)

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Transborder-Monitoring of Brown Bears Using Hair-Trapping | Norway, Finland and Russia (28/06/2021)

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Editorial (02/12/2020)

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Thematic Webinar – Stakeholder Involvement in Large Carnivore Monitoring, 24 November (02/12/2020)

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Update on Regional and Local Platforms on Large Carnivores (02/12/2020)

Regional Platforms

Video Promoting the EU Platform and Regional Platforms (03/12/2020)

Video

FACE Position on Wolves in Europe (03/12/2020)

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EU Green Week 2020: A New Beginning for People and Nature, 19-22 October (03/12/2020)

News

Large Carnivore Related Projects Awarded (03/12/2020)

Awards

Lynx Photographed in Belgium (03/12/2020)

News

Relevant Publications: Carnivore Damage Prevention News and Special Section in Conservation Biology (03/12/2020)

Publications

Relevant Publications: Special Section in Conservation Biology (03/12/2020)

Publications

EIP-AGRI Focus Group on Wildlife and Agricultural Production (03/12/2020)

Event

WWF and Humane Society Webinar: Achieving Coexistence with Large Carnivores (03/12/2020)

Webinar

EUROPARC Conference 2020 (03/12/2020)

Conference

Biodiversity, Hunting, Countryside Intergroup Webinar: Coexisting with Large Carnivores: Next Steps in Conservation and Management (03/12/2020)

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Exchange with Swedish Wildlife Delegations (03/12/2020)

Exchange

Biodiversity, Hunting, Countryside Intergroup: The 2020 European Biodiversity Conference (03/12/2020)

Conference

International Conference on Human-Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence (03/12/2020)

Conference

Pathways Europe 2020 – Sharing Landscapes (03/12/2020)

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Promoting Transboundary Human-Bear Coexistence in the Julian Alps | Italy and Slovenia (03/12/2020)

Case Study

Editorial (08/07/2020)

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EU Platform Annual Meeting (08/07/2020)

Highlights

Update on regional platforms and local platforms on large carnivores (08/07/2020)

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Regional workshop as side event to ‘Livestock protection in the Alpine region’, 21-23 January 2020, Salzburg, Austria (08/07/2020)

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EU Biodiversity Strategy and Farm to Fork Strategy launched (08/07/2020)

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Paper published: EU Rural Development Policy and the management of conflictual species (08/07/2020)

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Paper published: European agreements for nature conservation need to explicitly address wolf-dog hybridisation (08/07/2020)

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LIFE EuroLargeCarnivores | Stories on coexistence in Europe (08/07/2020)

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FACE report on Article 17 Reporting (08/07/2020)

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EIP-AGRI Focus Group on “Wildlife and agricultural production” (08/07/2020)

Platform participation at events

EUROPARC Conference 2020 (08/07/2020)

Upcoming events

Ecotourism: exploring brown bear habitat in Northern Greece | Greece (08/07/2020)

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