Dinaric Balkan Pindos Platform Meeting 4
16-17 November, Plitvice Lakes National Park
At the fourth platform meeting, hosted by Croatia, participants exchanged information on their activities regarding large carnivore management. In a range of break-out groups, topics related to international cooperation and large carnivore management were discussed between participants from 10 countries. These included the institutional structure for the platform (moving towards a platform agreement); developing cross-border monitoring guidance; hunters input to large carnivore management; and intervention team set-up protocols.
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Meeting agenda
Presentations
Day 1 – 16/11/2023
Introduction and feedback since last meeting
Andrea Solić and Katrina Marsden, Carnivora Magna and adelphi, Platform Secretariat
Introduction and feedback since last meeting
Andrea Solić and Katrina Marsden, Carnivora Magna and adelphi, Platform Secretariat
Large Carnivore Conservation and Management – Croatia
Jasna Jeremić
DiBaPi Platform on Large Carnivores – Updates
Memorandum of Understanding & next steps
Arie Trouwborst
Hunters’ involvement in wolf management in Croatia
Neška Vukšić Končevski, Croatian Hunting Federation
Hunters’ involvement in EU LC management
Sabrina Dietz, FACE
Hunter involvement in LIFE Lynx project
Mag. Lado Bradač, Tilen Hvala, Hunters Association of Slovenia
Day 2 – 17/11/2023
Connectivity-related research, projects in the Balkans and critical connectivity area identification
Jernej Javornik, Aleksander Trajbarič, Tilen Hvala
and Rok Černe, Slovenia Forest Service
Large Carnivore Initiative for Europe – structure and Balkan LC involvement
Dime Melovski and Djuro Huber
Group 2: Focus on monitoring
Project: “Large Carnivores in Central and South-Eastern Europe – connected and coexisting with people” (WWF Adria)
Slovenia Forest Service
Group 3: Hunters involvement and feedback
Break out group: Intervention teams