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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!
Hunt gives value to animals/species!Öster Malma, April 11 , 2014
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