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The Iberian pilot project "Exploring traditional husbandry methods to reduce wolf predation on free-ranging cattle in Portugal and Spain" assesses traditional cattle husbandry practices compatible with wolves. Researchers and producers collaborate to adapt practices in conflict-prone regions.

This report describes a pilot project on large carnivores funded by the European Commission. Implemented from November 2013 to November 2014, it involved various organizations in Slovakia and Slovenia.

This report outlines a pilot project on large carnivores funded by the European Commission. It focuses on improving stakeholder communication and best practices, especially regarding the role of livestock guarding dogs in reducing conflicts.

After the adoption of the European Parliament’s non-legislative resolution on the protection of livestock farming and large carnivores in Europe in November 2022, the European Commission has committed itself to carrying out an in-depth analysis of available scientific and technical data on the wolf.

This report examines human-bear conflicts, mitigation measures, and official frameworks in 15 European countries. Recommendations for managing problematic bear behaviour were developed by 34 experts after meetings in Slovenia and Italy in 2014.

Large carnivores are among the most symbolic but challenging species in terms of conservation and management in the EU. In 2014, a group of eight representative stakeholder organisations agreed to work together as part of the EU Platform on Coexistence between People and Large Carnivores.

The Commission legislative proposals for the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) after 2020, provided an opportunity for the EU and Member States, with the input of key stakeholders, to further design specific measures to protect livestock farming from potential damages caused by large carnivores.

EU platform statement about the CAP reform and national support for coexistence with large carnivores: outlook for the next funding period from May 2019.

This letter addresses the updated guidance provided by the Commission regarding the strict protection of animal species of EU interest under the Habitats Directive, particularly focusing on large carnivores such as the wolf.