Öster Malma April 11, 2014Srečko Žerjav - Hunters Association of Slovenia

Öster Malma

April 11, 2014 Srečko Žerjav - Hunters Association of Slovenia

Present in all countries!Members states: PROTECTED

Strategy Action plan Yearly management plan

Non Member states: GAME SPECIES

Increasing populations !!!!!!!Öster Malma, April 11 , 2014

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Different public opinion about their presence

Very important role of hunting organizations in protection of LC in the past and still today

Problems of damages by LC (and attacks on humans caused by LC) Responsibility for compensation Delay of compensations

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Quality of data on their populations are very different From „No data“ To „Very well known national

populations“

Very different methods and practices for monitoring of the populations

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Main threats for the conservation of LC Fragmentation and degradation of the habitat Inefficient system of damage compensation Lack of quality information

Huge expectations from the hunters organization about the role of FACE on the international level

Decision making process Legislative process Field of public opinion

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„Love“ for large carnivores increases proportionally with the distance from their

viable populations !

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Legislation on LC was adopted by countries without LC

for all countries !

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Cooperation between all hunters organizations - even with the countries without LC

Cooperation between hunters organizations, other NGO΄s and governmental bodies on a local, national and international level

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Intensify work of hunters organizations with different interest groups

Raise public awareness about the importance of large carnivores for biodiversity

Importance of active management

Secure more information on LC populations level

Research and scientific studies Good data information system Exchange of information between neighboring

countries

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Social carrying capacity Secure the coexistence of large carnivores and humans with reasonable

legislation and active management

One management strategy for cross border populations

Active role of FACE on: EU level National HA

Knowledge Actions Support Public opinion

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Countries with stabile LC populations should be given appropriate weight at preparation of rules and regulation that shall:Ensure viability of all LC

populationsPredict cross border

managementRespect the social

carrying capacity

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All countries with regular hunt on LC have stabile (growing) populations !!!

Social carrying capacity is much

lower than environmental !!!

Define and execute one monitoring

model per population!

Same trans-border management

strategy per population!

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Thank you for your attantion!

Srečko Žerjav srecko.zerjav@lovska-zveza.si