2024

• Together with the Intrenational Association for Bear Research and Management, the LCIE have written an open letter to the Slovakian authorities expressing concern over recent decisions to allow a more liberal culling of bears that approach human settlements.
• With respect to the proposal for downlisting the wolf from "strictly protected" to "protected" under the Bern Convention, the LCIE have prepared a position statement which raises many critical issues with respect to the process being followed.
• Under a contract from the European Commission, the LCIE have coordinated an assessment of the state of European populations of brown bear, wolf, Eurasian lynx, wolverine and golden jackals in Europe for the period 2017 to 2022-23. The report includes updated distribution maps, an assessment of population numbers, and a detailed exploration of the various methods used to monitor populations across Europe. The report is available online.
• Letter sent to Dutch nature management authorities concering urgent need to address bold wolves in the Netherlands.
• The LCIE, via partner institutions IEA, Callisto and Adelphi, are central in a new service contract awarded by the European Commission to (1) maintain the stakeholder platforms, (2) update large cranivore distribution maps, (3) develop guidelines for setting Favourable Reference Values for large carnivores under the Habitats Directive.
• Back in 2000 the LCIE was central in initiating a newsletter called Carnivore Damage Prevention News. Since then the newsletter has continued, managed by different institutions and funded by many different sources over the years, and now can boast of having published its 27th issue and a new website (https://cdpnews.net/). Hundreds of really practical articles on the diverse challenges and solutions to living with large carnivores from Europe and around the world.

2022

• Many LCIE members contribute to, and support the development of, Standard Operating Procedures for multiple aspects of large carnivore confict management as a part of the LIFE EuroLargeCarnivore project.
• Reaction to the case of a bold wolf in the Hoge Veluwe National Park, Netherlands (Updated version 24:11:2022).
• A new scientific paper clarifies the circumstances around the death of a tourist in northern Greece in 2017 that was initially claimed as being due to a wolf attack.
• The LCIE prepare a new report on the current status of wolves in Europe upon a request from the Bern Convention (Council of Europe).
• The LIFE WolfAlps project in cooperation with the LCIE produce guidelines on the "Non-consumptive Use of Wolves in Tourism".

2021

2020

• The LCIE begin strategic planning for the next 3 year period and renew their membership.
• LCIE members contribute to the development of guidelines on human-wildlife conflict "Position Statement On the Management of Human-Wildlife Conflict", produced under the auspices of the Human-Wildlife Conflict Task Force.

2019

• The LCIE produce Europe wide assessments according to the IUCN Red List structure for brown bears, wolves, Eurasian lynx, wolverine and golden jackal.

• The LCIE develop a policy support statement on "The management of bold wolves". Also available in Czech, Polish and Italian.

2018

• The LCIE hold a meeting in Trento, Italy, in March 2018.

• The LCIE review the brown bear reintroduction project in Trentino, providing a written assessment of the project's activities.

• The LCIE develop a policy suppport statement on "Studying large carnivores with the use of telemetry for their conservation". This is supported by a parrallel joint statement from IUCN's Bear Specialist Group and the International Association for Bear Research and Management entitled "Use of radio-collars in bear research, management and conservation".

• The LCIE develop a policy support statement on “The use of artificial feeding as a management tool for large carnivore populations and their prey, with a particular emphasis on the brown bear”.

• The LCIE contribute data on carnivore numbers and livestock conflicts to a European Parliament report on “The revival of wolves and other large predators and its impact on farmers and their livelihood in rural regions of Europe”.

• The LCIE contribute to the updating of IUCN's redlists for European large carnivores, including golden jackal for the first time.

2017

• The LCIE begin the process of updating the information on large carnivore numbers, distribution,conflicts and management practices for the periodic review of IUCN's redlists.

2016

• The LCIE hold a seminar and a meeting at CIBIO's offices in Porto,  Portugal
• Several of the members of the LCIE cooperated with international colleagues to draw attention to the threat to large carnivore conservation being posed by the sudden increase in border security fencing. The result was an article in the journal PLOS Biology

2015

• The LCIE deliver a series of reports for the European Commission
  • Key actions for the conservation of large carnivore populations
  • A series of reports on best practices in large carnivore conservation
    • Engaging stakeholders in wildlife monitoring: a pilot study of wolves in Slovakia using non-invasive genetic samplingEngaging stakeholders in wildlife monitoring: a pilot study of wolves in Slovakia using non-invasive genetic samplingEngaging stakeholders in wildlife monitoring: a pilot study with wolves in Slovakia using non-invasive genetic sampling
    • Reports on wolf - cattle conflicts in Iberia, available in English, Portugese and Spanish
    • A manual on reducing wolf depredation on cattle in Iberia
    • A report on defining problem bears and deciding on appropriate management responses
    • Livestock guarding dogs as cultural heritage icons with a new relevance for reducing conservation conflicts

2014

• The IUCN, on behalf of LCIE and other relevant Specialist Groups, sign up to an European Commission sponsored stakeholder dialogue platform together with representatives of agricultural, reindeer herding, hunting, land owning and conservationsist interest groups.
• LCIE sign an MoU with Rewilding Europe.
• A paper on the status of large carnivores in Europe based on the work of the LCIE and other colleagues appears in the journal Science - see the article here.

2013

• LCIE members assist the European Commission in organizing a second stakeholder workshop in Brussels in December, 2013.
• The LCIE develops a "Manifesto for Large Carnivore Conservation in Europe" - now also avilable in French
• LCIE members assist the European Commission in organizing a stakeholder workshop in Brussels in January, 2013.
• The LCIE deliver a series of reports to the European Commission that summarise;
  • The status and management of large carnivores in Europe.
  • A review of conflicts and conflict resolution methods relevant for large carnivores.
  • A review of progress made towards implementing the population approach in Europe.
  • A review of LIFE projects that have focused on large carnivores.
  • A report from a stakeholder workshop held in Brussels.
• A new four year period for the LCIE as an IUCN SSC Specialist Group begins with an expanded membership that fills in missing geographic areas and missing competence.
• The LCIE holds a meeting in Tuscany, Italy in March, 2013.

2012

• The Bern Convention organizes a workshop on large carnivore conservation in Switzerland in May, 2012. The LCIE hold a workshop the following day.
• The LCIE, through the Istituto di Ecologia Applicata, win a new contract from the European Commission to produce a number of reports summarizing the state of large carnivore conservation in Europe.

2011

• The LCIE begin a process of reviewing the status and management of large carnivores across Europe.
• The LCIE become involved in two policy debates with the European Commission concerning wolf hunting in Sweden and the future of bear hunting in Croatia upon their entry to the EU.

2010

• The LCIE change their status to being an official Specialist Group within the IUCN's Species Survival Commission.
• Meeting of the LCIE in Maritime Alps Natural Park, Italy in May.

2009

• The exibition is displayed in the following locations.
  • Summer / Autumn 2009 - Kristiansand Zoo, Norway
  • Autumn 2008 / Winter 2009 - 8 Serbian cities, Belgrade (Gallery of Natural History Museum), Sremska Mitrovica (Museum of Srem), Bajina Bašta (Gallery of Tara National Park), Knjaževac (Museum of Knjaževac), Petrovac na Mlavi (Aula of High School Mladost), Boljevac (Centre of Culture), Žagubica (City Hall), Ćuprija (Museum Horreum Margi - Ravno)
  • Spring 2009 – Winter 2009 / 2010 - Hnuti DUHA Olomouc (Friends of the Earth Czech Republic), Travelling exhibition. In 2009 it has been displayed in the following 9 cities; Jihlava, Hodonin, Liberec, Hluboka nad Vltavou, Chomutov, Usti nad Labem, Vlasim, Holesov, Kasperske hory.
  • Spring 2009 – Winter 2009 / 2010 - Zoo Dvůr Králové, Czech Republic
  • Winter 2009 / 2010 - Zoo Ostrava, Czech Republic
  • Spring 2009 – Winter 2009 / 2010 - Parc zoologique d'Amiens Métropole, France
• The LCIE support the European Assoication of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) in their European Carnivore Campaign which runs from August 2008 to September 2010. Some of the products are listed below;
  • Information pack for zoos
  • Story telling ideas for childrens activities
  • Campaign poster
  • "Dirty Dozen" poster

2008

• The LCIE prepare a range of information materials in connection with the population management guidelines. The European Commission creates a website featuring these products.
• The Guidelines on Population Level Management of Large Carnivores are finalized at a pan-European conference in Slovenia and endorsed as best practice by the European Commission.
• A flyer, a brochure [11MB] and an exhibition on large carnivore conservation entitled "Large Carnivore Conservation in Europe: the challenge and the opportunity" is prepared and displayed in;
  • June 2008 - Large Carnivore Conference. Postojna, Slovenia
  • September 2008 - European Association of Zoos and Aquaria Annual Meeting. Antwerp, Belgium

2007

• The LCIE organise a series of workshops on the population level management plans for large carnivores in Sweden, Finland, Latvia / Estonia (joint workshop), Lithuania, Slovakia / Czech Republic (joint workshop), Slovenia, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Bulgaria, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Croatia.
• A draft of the guidelines is circulated for comment
• Many of the LCIE members participate in a one day seminar entitled "Coexistence of large Carnivores and Humans: Threat or Benefit?" organised by the International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation (CIC) in Belgrade.
• The LCIE produce a set of Policy Support Statements on;
  • Translocation as a tool in large carnivore management
  • The release of captive bred individuals as a tool in large carnivore conservation
  • Best practices in monitoring large carnivores
  • Responses to hybridisation between wolves and dogs
  • Large carnivore conservation and forestry
  • The use of compensation and economic incentives to alleviate economic losses caused by large carnivores

2006

• The LCIE comment on the proposed wolf management plans for Castilla y Leon in Spain and Finland.
• The LCIE begin working on two contracts for the European Commission to develop "Guidelines for population level management plans for large carnivores" that will run until July 2007.
• New website launched.
• LCIE host a one day sympoisum on "Conserving large carnivore in European landscapes: the challenge and opportunity of coexistence" within the first European Congress of Conservation Biology held in Eger, Hungary in August 2006.

2005

• Croatia publishes management plans for wolves, bears and lynx. The process behind these plans was based on a human-dimensions approached facilitated by Prof. Alistair Bath and the LCIE, and the LCIE help secure funding to initiate the process.
• Core member Prof. Alistair Bath drafted a manual for the LCIE and the Large Herbivore Foundation (LHF) intitled “Human dimensions: a strategic tool for nature conservation: using examples from large carnivores and large herbivores”
• LCIE co-hosts a Council of Europe sponsored seminar on "Transboundary management of large larnivore Populations" together with the Slovenian Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning and the Austrian LIFE bear project, in Osilnica, Slovenia in April.
• The Council of Europe print a popular report on “Conservation of large carnivores in Europe” written by the LCIE in their Questions and Answers series.
• LCIE officially becomes a working group within the IUCN’s Species Survival Commission.
• LCIE members draft a "Report on the conservation status and threats for wolf (Canis lupus) in Europe" for the Council of Europe.

2004

• LCIE updated and translated into English a Swedish manual for teachers entitled “Living with Large Carnivores – Manual for teachers” produced by WWF Sweden.
• LCIE prepared a position statement on the Swiss proposal to delist the wolf from Appendix II to Appendix III of the Bern Convention, and presented it to the Bern Convention Standing Committee.
• LCIE hosted a workshop on "Large Carnivore Conservation in Germany" in the Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany.
• LCIE sign official cooperation agreement with the SCALP Network (Status and Conservation of Alpine Lynx Populations).
• The LCIE prepare a report on “Status and trends for large carnivores in Europe” for the United Nations Environment Program’s World Conservation Monitoring Centre”.
• A representative from the LCIE participated in a visit to Spain as part of the International Committee to Follow-up Conservation Actions on the Iberian lynx in October.

2003

• The LCIE co-hosted the “Carpathian Workshop on Large Carnivore Conservation” with the Council of Europe in Poiana Brasov, Romania..
• LCIE representatives participated in two visits to Spain as part of the International Committee to Follow-up Conservation Actions on the Iberian lynx in March and October .
• The LCIE cooperate on the publication of a brochure about Bears in Croatia.

2002

• The LCIE prepared a document entitled “LCIE Core Group position statement on the use of hunting, and lethal control, as means of managing large carnivore populations”, and presented this to the Bern Convention.
• The LCIE, in cooperation with the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, present a report “The fear of wolves”  summarizing the known cases of wolf attacks on humans from Europe during the last 300 years.
• The LCIE, together with the IUCN’s Cat Specialist Group were requested by the Bern Convention to form a committee (International Committee to Follow-up Conservation Actions on the Iberian lynx) to help facilitate convention recommendations concerning Iberian lynx conservation.
• Report on the GIS analysis of "The development of an ecological network in the Carpathian region: identification of special areas for conservation of large carnivores" is published.
• The LCIE participate in a Council of Europe initiative to develop "Large carnivore action plans for the Dinara-Pindus range".

2001

• Presentation of the LCIE
• Workshop on large carnivore conservation held in Rytro, Poland.
• LCIE experts drafted and published “The Integrated Approach in Wildlife Conservation Field projects”.

2000

• LCIE develop action plans for bears, wolves, Eurasian lynx, Iberian lynx and wolverine presented to, and approved by, the Bern Convention Standing Committee.
• The Bern Convention Standing committee creates an “Group of experts on Large Carnivores” consisting mainly of LCIE Core Group members and holds a Meeting in Oslo, Norway.
• Experts from Baltic States launched the Baltic Carnivore Initiative – an independent group within the LCIE. Research projects on carnivore ecology and behaviour, and human dimensions aspects in carnivore population management were established in the region, which lead to the creation of action and management plans for wolves and lynx in Latvia and bears, wolves and lynx in Estonia.
• The LCIE publishes the first issue of “Carnivore Damage Prevention Newsletter” a free newsletter distributed in print and on the internet.
• Reports are published on the human dimensions of large carnivore conservation in southeastern France and Croatia.
• “Carnivores and tourism: the challenge ahead”  published in cooperation with WWF-UK.
• LCIE provide assistance in initiating a human-dimensions based process with stakeholder involvement that provides concrete input into a new Norwegian management plan (finalised in 2003) for large carnivores.
• LCIE members hold presentations on large carnivore conservation in Europe at the World EXPO 2000 in Hanover, 14th September, 2000.
• LCIE publish a brochure advertising their activity.

1999

• Workshop on large carnivore conservation held in Cuneo, Italy.
• The LCIE and the Council of Europe funded a GIS study on conservation areas for large carnivores in the Carpathians.
• WWF-UK ran a year long “Campaign for Europe’s Carnivores” which was mainly focused on LCIE activities. The project produced the following information products.
  • "In their own image ..." a guide for teachers.
  • "Europe's carnivores" information for educators.
  • "Europe's carnivores" secondary supplement for teachers.
  • "Europe's carnivores: a conservation challenge for the 21st century" a WWF report.
  • "Carnivore crusade" a guide for teachers.
  • "Europe's carnivores. A survey of children's attitudes towards wolves, bears and otters" a WWF report.

1998

• Workshop on large carnivore conservation held in Poina Brasov, Romania.
• Writing of action plans for 5 carnivore species begins.
• The beginning of the LCIE’s ongoing Human Dimensions research, meant to develop and implement new ideas and methods to ensure the coexistence of carnivores and people.
• With LCIE encouragement Balkan NGOs established the ‘Balkan Large Carnivore Conservation Network’ (BalkanNet) a program centered around conservation cooperation in the Balkans. 
• The LCIE established close collaboration with the then newborn Large Herbivore Initiative (currently the Large Herbivore Foundation). Due to this collaboration, some of of the LCIE human dimension research has covered not only carnivore, but also herbivore management issues.
• The LCIE funded a GIS study on conservation areas for large carnivores in the Alps (0.2MB) and the report was published by the Council of Europe.
• LCIE experts drafted and published “Guidelines for developing large carnivore management plans”.
• The LCIE together with experts from the Institute of Applied Ecology (Italy) prepared a publication entitled “The Impact of Livestock Support on Carnivore Conservation” (2.1MB).
• The original LCIE website was launched.

1997

• Workshop on Large Carnivores in the Balkans and Dinarids hosted in Vienna, Austria.
• The LCIE produce a report on "Livestock subsidy systems in Europe and reform proposals to benefit large carnivore conservation"

1996

• The LCIE identified 'ecoregions' as future management units for large carnivores in Europe.

1995

• WWF International initiated the “Programme for large carnivores in Europe” (Original press release February 1996 0.1MB), inviting experts and organizations from 17 European countries.