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Bear relocation
Within the project “Facilitating coexistence with large carnivores in the South-Western Carpathians", the Wildlife Intervention Team successfully intervened to relocate a bear from Păclişa, Alba Iulia area. Following 2 weeks of repeated attacks and damage to livestock and dogs by a bear, the Wildlife Intervention Team captured and successfully released a 4 year old male [...]
LIFE Connect Carpathians video
We have the pleasure to invite you to watch the video developed under the LIFE Connect Carpathians project. The video can be found at Resources - PROJECT MOVIE
Bear relocated from urban area
Following 2 weeks of repeated attacks and damage to small livestock by a juvenile bear, the Wildlife Intervention Team captured and successfully released the 2 year old female bear. The Team consisting of FFI rangers, Wildlife Vet, and Mountain Gendarmes , and with the support of Baniceana Hunting Association were requested to intervene in the [...]
Training seminars
In partnership with ProPark Foundation and Mihai Pop of ACDB, 6 training courses were held to increase the understanding of landscape scale conservation for bear and wolf and to present practical approaches for conservation. 3 courses focused on managing and reducing damages caused by wildlife; 2 courses were targeted at managing game species for conservation and [...]
Training session
Between 2 and 4 October 2017 (Group 1) or 9-11 October 2017 (Group 2), we invite you to take part in the LIFE Connect Carpathians training program on Landscape Scale Conservation. This course is addressed to resource and land managers in the project area, at county and local level, as well as protected area managers. [...]
Electric fence installed in Retezat National Park
On Friday 18th of August, LCC rangers and Retezat National Park rangers deployed much needed electric fencing to a remote region of the Retezat Massif to prevent sheep from being attacked by bears and wolves. The alpine meadows at the foot of Zlata Peak, are reached after a hike of 5 hours and are [...]
Bear saved from poachers trap
The Rapid Specialised Intervention Team (RSIT) successfully intervened and released a trapped bear from a snare On 24th of July, the Protocol of Intervention on emergency situations involving wildlife was initiated in Hunedoara County. The RSIT, consisting of FFI rangers, our wildlife veterinarian and Mountain Gendarmes responded to a 112 emergency service call in the [...]
25th Anniversary of the LIFE Programme
On May 23, the LIFE Connect Carpathians team organized a series of activities dedicated to celebrating 25 years since the launch of the LIFE Programme in Europe. LIFE, the European Commission's financial instrument supporting environmental, nature conservation and climate action projects, started in 1992 and had a major contribution to protecting Europe's natural heritage. In [...]
Project visited by the Ministry of Environment and the National Agency for Protected Areas
Tuesday, May 16, 2017, the National Contact Point for the LIFE Program together with the General Secretary of the National Agency for Protected Areas (ANANP) and representatives of the Biodiversity Department visited LIFE Connect Carpathians Project. More information can be found at the following link: Punctul national de contact pentru programul life celebreaza 25 [...]
