A : Preparatory Actions, Elaboration of Management Plans and/or Action Plans
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Transboundary cooperation and coordination: establish the international Alpine wolf population working groups
Getting off on the right foot takes a lot of initial effort, but it's worth it. Intra- and inter- national coordination is the key word to decrease management fragmentation, considering the alpine wolf…
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Establishment and training of the wolf prevention emergency teams: evaluation of the initial situation and operations strategy
Damages to livestock are one of the most important causes of human-carnivore conflict, which makes prevention crucial in solving problems. We will first characterize the conditions of conflict,…
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Training of new anti-poisoning dog units and coordination of international and national environmental judicial policy - definition of the overall strategy
Poisoned baits and poaching cause large wolf and wildlife mortality are dangerous to people and pets. However, poisoning is difficult to counteract because it…
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Active involvement of hunting organizations in wolf population management and development of strategy for a predator-prey-hunters relationship evaluation
Hunters often perceive wolves as a competitor for shared prey species, and this might be the cause for a widespread conflict among wolves and hunters. Wolves in…
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Optimization of an integrated surveillance of the wolf status at the international alpine population level
Successful wolf conservation in a human dominated landscape such as the Alps is possible only with an efficient, coordinated, transboundary, science-based surveillance of the system. Detailed knowledge is necessary to…
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Hybridization in the alpine population and connection corridor: define protocols, management actions, and teams of interventions
Hybridization between wolf and dog is a source of justified concern and the scientific community considers it as a severe threat to wolf conservation. This action provides the preparation…
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Dealing with urban wolves: develop specific protocols for prevention, surveillance, and eventually managing bold wolves
Urban wolves are a new important issue especially present in higher density areas in the Western Alps of Italy and France and in the Piedmont-Ligurian Apennine Corridor . The Piemonte…
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