Please note: Due to substantial water damage at the venue, the event will be taking place online. The discussion surrounding livestock protection is understandably
Author: Lisa Marie Mahlknecht
Technical + practical day at Biohof Herzog in Hermagor
Quick reminder: this week, two events are taking place at the organic farm and livestock protection competence centre Herzog. The dairy farm keeps Angus
Shepherding with livestock guarding dogs in Stelvio National Park
The Stelvio National Park, with its green meadows and white peaks up to 3905m high, borders the Swiss Engadin National Park in the Grisons
July 2022 News Update
This July, the project continued to work on educating people in the Alpine region on livestock protection, from stakeholders to members of the public.
Well protected: Livestock guarding dogs on the Soy-Alm
On Sunday, the 24th of July, a group of interested people from the general public, accompanied by pet dogs, hiked up to the Soy-Alm
A new gate for reserve game in Lower Austria
On the 15th of July, the first LIFEstockProtect training day for reserve game animals took place in Lower Austria. Hosting this event was the
LIFEstockProtect Partner Meeting
After months of online meetings and conferences, the LIFEstockProtect consortium was finally able to meet in person to discuss the project together. Team members
Replacing a fence at Carinthian Competence Centre
In the centre of the project region, a further fence-building training day took place at a LIFEstockProtect Competence Centre in Rennweg, Carinthia. Biohof Karlbauer
New fence-building course (rescheduled) – how does livestock protection work for game?
Compared to other domesticated animals, the protection of game kept in reserves from large carnivores is less well-known. At the new fence-building course in
Engaging children in the world of livestock protection
Monday was a busy day, as the European Wilderness Society, a partner of LIFEstockProtect, held a workshop about carnivores, namely the bear, lynx, golden