Bulletin - Conservation of Large Carnivores in Croatia - No. 1, January 2007
The first in a series of bulletins on all the three large carnivores gives an outline of all the steps that have been taken so far in the protection of the brown bear, the lynx and the wolf since the publication of the last bulletin of the LIFE III Project, of the protection problems and challenges and future plans. The bulletin brings also a list of nature protection inspectors, hunting inspectors, court appointed experts for the assessment of damage caused to livestock and members of emergency response teams for the brown bear, the wolf and the lynx, including the relevant contacts.

Project bulletin 2005 - Issue No. 2

This bulletin issue brings all detailed information on the achievements of the third year of project implementation including plans for further activities, because the project is also going to continue upon the completion of the EU donation process.

Wolf poster

Wolf poster

DVD - The Wolves and Tomorrow - a documentary on the wolf in Croatia
Back in 1894 the wolves were to be found all over Croatia. However, by the end of the twentieth century their populations have declined in number to the extent that endangered their survival. This fact prompted the wolf protection in Croatia in the middle of the 90s of the last century. Over the last few years the activities intensified owing to the wolf management and protection project implemented with the support of the European Commission. By the year 2005 an integrated system of the wolf protection and scientific research was established and the willingness of the population to keep the wolves permanently in their homeland increased markedly.

DVD - The Expelled Host - a documentary on the wolf in Croatia
Wolves have been a personification of evil for centuries. However, not at all times. Many hunting peoples called the wolves their brothers and the conflict relationship between humans and the wolves developed as late as the end of the Middle Ages. What is the co-existence of humans and the wolf in Croatia like at present? What do statistical data show and what different stakeholder groups? Humans are making every effort to live again in harmony with nature.

Wolf Management Plan for Croatia

Wolf Management Plan represents guidelines for long-term conservation of wolf in Croatia with as harmonious as possible co-existence with humans.

Project bulletin 2005 - Issue No. 1

The project bulletin contains all information on project and the results of the second year of project' implementation as well as the Action Plan for the Implementation of Wolf and Lynx Management Plans and the Protocol for collecting of protected animals killed (wolf, lynx).

Information leaflet on project

The information leaflet contains basic information about the project, project activities, expected results, project implementation and financing.

Leaflet on tornjak dogs

Leaflet on electric fences

The use of electric fences is one of the most efficient measures for livestock protection against attacks of wolves and other large predators. All additional information are available in the leaflet on electric fences (only Croatian version). The project forsees donation of 20 electric fences.

Brochure on wolf

The brochure on wolf contains basic information on the wolf biology, relationship between the man and this species, condition of wolf population in Croatia and the importance of wolf conservation. The brochure is primarily intended for schools.

Project bulletin 2004

Wolf poster

Wolf poster

Attitudes of rural and urban public toward wolves in Croatia - Final report

This report presents descriptive analysis of the data collected during survey of public attitudes toward wolves and wolf management. The data were collected during the year 2003, 2004 and 2005. Some of the results are compared with results of a similar study conducted in 1999 by Bath and Majić (2000).
The report is organized into three larger parts. First, Introductory Part includes a section on history of wolf management in Croatia, which offers a background story to the reader for better understanding of the presented results. Following section concisely explains the theory of human dimensions research with a brief glance towards different kinds of issues human dimension research can address. Second part explains the methodology of research used in our study and finally the third part presents the results of the survey.

2006 Report on the Wolf Population Status in Croatia

The 2006 Report on the Wolf Population Status, just like last year's report, presents the data on the wolf's impact on human activities (primarily on livestock breeding), gives estimates of the wolf population size based on local experts' statements, provides data on mortality and briefly describes the population status in neighbouring countries.

2005 Report on the Wolf Population Status in Croatia

The 2005 Report on the Wolf Population Status in Croatia was prepared for the purpose of implementing the Wolf Management Plan. The report outlines the main features of the wolf's distribution area in Croatia (population, livestock breeding, presence of game), presents data on damage caused to livestock and wolf's impact on the game, gives estimates of the wolf population size according to local experts' statements, presents the wolf mortality data for 2005 and gives a brief description of the wolf population status in the neighbouring countries that share this population with Croatia (Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia).

Report on attitudes towards wolves in Croatia

At the start and upon completion of the project a public attitudes survey will be conducted concerning the wolf and the level of knowledge of this problem area. This survey will cover the inhabitants of the wolf distribution area and Zagreb as the major urban centre of Croatia. The results od these surveys represent one of the important basis for wolf management planning in Croatia. All information on results of the first survey carried out witnih the project are available in the preliminary report.

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