Monitoring the health of brown bear populations is essential for understanding ecosystem stability, managing human–wildlife interactions, and guiding conservation strategies. Comprehensive health surveys provide insights into population dynamics, disease risks, toxicological burdens, and nutritional status. Because brown bears are wide-ranging and long-living species with diverse diets and exposure pathways, […]
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Haematological parameters are essential indices for assessing the function of blood and reflecting not only the health status of animal, but also their physiological adaptation to the environment. Furthermore, it has […]
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In the last months, we have had the pleasure of welcoming Agata Kaczówka, Weronika Czop, and Seth T. Wong to our team. They have all joined us through the WildINTEL project, where some of us work to advance the monitoring of large mammals such as the brown bear, combining camera trapping, citizen […]
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We welcome Carlos Javier Durá Alemañ, who has come to visit us during the last weeks of summer this year. Javier has practiced as an environmental lawyer for many years. He holds a PhD in Environmental Law from the University of Alcalá in Spain. From 2018 to 2024, he worked as […]
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We have just concluded the 8th field season of our long-term study on survival of bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) seedlings in animal faeces in Tatra National Park. Since 2017, we have marked 167 faeces of brown bear, mesocarnivores, and birds that contained bilberry seeds. Each year, we inspect them to […]
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