We invite applications for one PhD and one postdoctoral position within the National Science Centre (NCN) SONATA project “Human–wildlife conflicts under global change” (Project No. 2024/55/D/NZ8/01512). This 3-year project, starting in September 2025, aims to understand how ongoing global environmental changes shape human–wildlife conflicts and coexistence. Both positions […]
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Brown bears are an iconic symbol of the Tatra Mountains’ wild nature. While they mainly reside within the Tatra National Park, they often roam beyond its borders, venturing into nearby villages. These visits usually go unnoticed, though the Park also receives information about bear visits, records from home surveillance cameras or […]
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We are pleased to announce that last month, the PhD student from our team Joanna Macur, participated in the national conference on research challenges for young scientists, held from 1st to 18th June 2025. Joanna presented an oral presentation where she discussed preliminary results of her systematic literature review […]
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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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