Pupils from Dragotin Kette Primary School named a male lynx from Romania – Blisk
Here it is – the third lynx named by the children! The male lynx waiting for release in the Snežnik enclosure was named by the pupils of the Dragotin Kette Primary School in Ilirska Bistrica in cooperation with the Large Carnivores Centre DINA Pivka. Because the lynx jumps onto its prey, as quick as lightning, they named him Blisk (in Eng. lightning). There were several suggestions for the name though…
What a difference large carnivores make?
There are four main groups of ecosystem services: provisioning, regulating, supporting and cultural. Ecosystems need to be healthy in order to maintain the health of all living things within and around them, including humans. Check out our new poster about the roles of large carnivores and find out more!
Closing international conference of the Carnivora Dinarica project with the grand opening of the Dina, large carnivores centre in Pivka
We invite you to the closing international conference of the Carnivora Dinarica project with the grand opening of the Dina, large carnivores centre in Pivka …
Second bilateral meeting on cross-border cooperation between Croatia and Slovenia on population management of large carnivores
The second Slovenian-Croatian bilateral meeting on management and monitoring of lynx populations …
Ciarra Finds New Owners
Within the scope of the Carnivora Dinarica project, Slovenia Forest Service has given a dog named Ciarra, the first of the two bred livestock guarding dogs, to her new owners.
Vita the Wolf and Poaching
Vita was captured on 22 May in Notranjska region in Slovenia and fitted with a telemetry collar. At the time of capture, she was two years old and weighed 32 kg.
Protecting property from large carnivores
One of the goals of the project “Carnivora Dinarica” Interreg Slovenia–Croatia is a better and more efficient cross-border management of large carnivore populations in Croatia and Slovenia.
Mašun – Snežnik
One of the goals of the project “Carnivora Dinarica” Interreg Slovenia–Croatia is a better and more efficient cross-border management of large carnivore populations in Croatia and Slovenia.
