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16th April,
11:30 (Central
Europe Summer Time)
Join
the webinar from your laptop or smartphone!
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Large
Carnivores in Transboundary Parks
During centuries,
European large carnivores (including the brown
bear, wolf, lynx and wolverine) suffered
dramatic declines in numbers and distribution.
Human activity, habitat loss and the decrease of
prey, pushed these species to the very remote
areas of Europe. However, the situation is
shifting. Due
to the improvement of habitat conditions and prey
availability, backed by protective legislation in
many European countries, the populations of large
carnivores are stable or indeed
growing.
The predatory nature of
these species has pushed them to trespass the
political boundaries established by humans in the
search for better conditions to
thrive. In
fact, nature
knows no borders, and the expansion of the
populations in new areas might trigger conflicts
and control measures that might compromise their
existence. With the presence of large carnivores
increasingly more common, we need to learn how to
coexist!
To start with, the
collection of
reliable scientific data, the provision of
relevant population estimates, and a common
understanding of large carnivore’s conservation
status at national and population level is
the basis to make sound management
decisions.
Why transboundary
cooperation is needed
Large
carnivore’s home range is extensive, and as such,
they require large areas to live. These areas
often cross intra and international borders and
occupy territories with different management
policies. The management of these species must be
planned on very wide spatial scales to be
effective, and it is imperative that a good
coordination exists between the different
administrations involved.W´
Participation is
free, but registration is needed! All participants
are most welcome to share their views and direct
their questions to the presenters. After the
presentations, there will be a live
Q&A.
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Case study
2
Transboundary research
on the ecology of Eurasian lynx and its ungulate
prey
In
the Bohemian Forest Ecosystem (BFE) as in most
of Europe, lynx became extinct in the 19th
century and nowadays’
“Bohemian-Bavarian-Austrian” lynx population
originated from a relatively small number of
animals that were reintroduced in the 1970s
(Germany) and 1980s (Czech Republic), in the
area which is now covered by the Bavarian Forest
and Šumava National
Parks.
At
present, this lynx population is stagnant and
this is mainly caused by high, mostly
anthropogenic mortality outside of protected
areas (traffic, poaching). Outside of protected
areas lynx are often persecuted due to
competition with hunters for ungulate prey
(namely roe deer and red deer), and bad
attitudes towards the lynx are often caused by
wrong „myths“ about their habits.
Therefore,
between 2005 and 2012 the park authorities set
up a monitoring plan for lynxes, roe deer and
red deer by means of GPS telemetry to create
evidence-based knowledge about lynx
time-space behaviour, predation and prey
consumption rates.
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Case study
2
Non-invasive
genetic monitoring of the Pasvik-Inari-Pechenga
brown bear population using systematic
hair-trapping
The
transborder brown bear population of
Pasvik-Inari-Pechenga (Norway-Finland-Russia)
has been monitored using genetic analyses of
faeces collection since 2005. In
addition, in 2007, 2011, and 2015 hair traps
were placed out in the area to collect hairs for
genetic analysis.
The objective was to
determine more precisely the minimum numbers of
bears in the area, as hair-traps can be
placed out systematically and are successful in
sampling also more elusive and shy individuals,
such as female bears.
A
trilateral hair
trap methodology that will be repeated in
2019, using the exact same methodology as in
2007, 2011, and 2015, to make a direct
comparison of the results from all the 4 study
years, covering a time period of 12
years.
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webinar will be held in English and last around 1:15 hours.
All participants will be able to share their views and have
their questions answered during the final discussion.
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