Livestock guarding dogs – training and rearing
Dogs are continuing to be used as a valuable support for conservation, from anti-poaching to protecting livestock from predators. In Transylvania, the formidable Romanian Carpathian dog has had a considerable history in protecting livestock from [...]
Trapped bear rescued by LCC Intervention Team
The Intervention Team successfully released a bear from a poachers’ snare. On 19th August 2016, we received a call from the emergency dispatcher that a bear was trapped in a snare in the vicinity of [...]
Implementing new methods of damage prevention
In 2015, we conducted interviews with shepherds, farmers and bee-keepers to assess the level and type of conflict between people and wildlife. These interviews provided data on: the context of conflict, wildlife species involved, methods [...]
LIFE Connect Carpathians project promoted by the British Ambassador
In June, His Excellency Mr. Paul Brummell, Ambassador of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Romania, visited the LIFE Connect Carpathians project. During his visit, the ambassador met with representatives of the project partners – [...]
Bear trapped in snare
On 25th September 2015, the Intervention Team, Romanian Gendarmerie and a representative of the Institute of Forestry Research and Management (INCDS, Brasov) were called to a scene where a bear was trapped in a snare [...]
