This early summer, I had the opportunity to visit Mihai Pop in Romania as part of our ongoing efforts to understand better human–bear coexistence in the Carpathians. Our discussions focused on the challenges of bear management, especially the issue of food-conditioned bears; individuals that look for anthropogenic food resources […]
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The recent decision from General Directorate for Environmental Protection (GDOŚ) to shot three bears in Bieszczady has caused an intense public reactions and debate. We are following the discussion, which is not always as substantive as it should be. We were requested last year by GDOŚ to provide a reasoned opinion on the application by Cisna municipality […]
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The General Directorate for Environmental Protection in Poland (GDOŚ) issued on 7th July 2025, a permit to shoot three bears in the Cisna municipality. This permit was granted without consulting the State Council for Nature Conservation (PROP), which had issued a negative opinion last year on a similar application […]
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Conference was held on April 15th in Cesky Krumlov and aimed to provide experts, zoologists, researchers, and the wider public with essential insights into the current state of captive bears welfare and management. The conference was organized within the framework of the ‘BEAR HOPE’ project. The principal organizer was […]
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The European Wildlife Diseases Association Student Workshop took place in April (7-11.04.2025) in beautiful Croatia, supported by dr hab. Agnieszka Sergiel from our team and other wildlife and wildlife health experts from the University of Zagreb. Participants […]
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