Workshop "Development of the Wolf Management Plan for Croatia"

Skradin, 15-16 December 2003

The workshop had approximately 30 participants, again including two Slovenian experts - Prof. Miha Adamič of the Ljubljana University and Anton Marinčić, manager of the "Jelen" ("Deer") hunting ground near Postojna. The participants held detailed discussions on the option of wolf protection with the possibility of intervention into its population. This option has been accepted by all participants, provided that it is carried out selectively and under strict control, in accordance with international and national regulations. It has been decided that the option should be applied for a definite period of time, in order to be able to see the effectiveness of this model for the decrease of the existing illegal kill of wolves. Results of the workshop will be formulated as the proposal of the Wolf Management Plan for Croatia, which should be ready and its enactment procedure started by end January 2004.