On 28-29 August, Kamil Bartoń and Aida Parres Lluch attended the annual meeting of the Movement Ecology Special Interest Group at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. Meetings in this series bring together a community of researchers, practitioners and students from around the world working on a wide range of topics in movement ecology, […]
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As the number of tourists visiting Bieszczady increases, so does the amount of rubbish. From 01.01.2020, waste segregation is compulsory in Poland. Unfortunately, the established waste collection procedures do not take into account local conditions, such as the presence of bears. Despite written orders to place out bags containing the segregated waste only on the […]
Read moreAs a part of the study on stress effects on reproduction of the brown bear, Dr. Ghulam Nabi, the leader of the AnthroBear Project, is investigating hormone concentrations in the adrenal gland and gonads. The analyses will be conducted […]
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On 24 July Teresa Berezowska-Cnota and dr. Agnieszka Sergiel conducted an online training for the staff of the Regional Directorate for Environmental Protection in Rzeszów. The meeting was entirely devoted to the brown bear. Broadly understood biology and ecology of the species, as well as human-bear conflicts were discussed. […]
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An umbrella species is a species whose conservation is expected to confer protection to a large number of co-occurring species. This concept was proposed as a way to manage ecosystems and protect many species by focusing on protecting the needs of just one species. But ecosystems are complex and especially when talking […]
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