﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:18:54 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:ev="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/event/"><channel><title>Large Carnivore Initiative for Europe</title><link>http://http%3a%2f%2flcie.nina.no</link><atom:link href="http://lcie.org/Blog/rss/6987" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Linnell]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[140 years after extinction: can bears return to Bialowieza?]]></title><link>https://lcie.org/Blog/140-years-after-extinction-can-bears-return-to-bialowieza</link><description><![CDATA[ Brown bears went extinct in Białowieża Forest in the end at the 19th century. The last bear was killed in 1879, exactly 140 years ago. Since then, bears have been visiting Białowieża sporadically, ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2019 12:55:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://lcie.org/Blog/140-years-after-extinction-can-bears-return-to-bialowieza</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[e9114726-42ea-4b3f-85a6-40b8bc3366f6-117]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Linnell]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[A new overview of the eternal conflict between carnivores and livestock]]></title><link>https://lcie.org/Blog/a-new-overview-of-the-eternal-conflict-between-carnivores-and-livestock</link><description><![CDATA[    Large carnivores have killed livestock ever since humans domesticated animals. This new overview looks at the extent of the issue and examines the political and social fallout.    

 Ever since ...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 13 Oct 2018 13:16:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://lcie.org/Blog/a-new-overview-of-the-eternal-conflict-between-carnivores-and-livestock</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[e9114726-42ea-4b3f-85a6-40b8bc3366f6-96]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Linnell]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Recognition for wildlife conservation]]></title><link>https://lcie.org/Blog/recognition-for-wildlife-conservation</link><description><![CDATA[ LCIE member Peep Männil from Estonia was recently awarded a medal, the Order of the White Star (V class), by the President of Estonia in recognition of his work for wildlife conservation.The medal ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2018 04:28:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://lcie.org/Blog/recognition-for-wildlife-conservation</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[e9114726-42ea-4b3f-85a6-40b8bc3366f6-97]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Linnell]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Latvia revise their management plans for large carnivores]]></title><link>https://lcie.org/Blog/latvia-revise-their-management-plans-for-large-carnivores</link><description><![CDATA[ Through a process of stakeholder consultation and expert involvement, the Latvian Ministry of Environmental Protection and Rural Development have updated their  management plans  for  brown bears ,  ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2018 05:09:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://lcie.org/Blog/latvia-revise-their-management-plans-for-large-carnivores</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[e9114726-42ea-4b3f-85a6-40b8bc3366f6-98]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Linnell]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[First wolf reproduction in Austria since 19th century]]></title><link>https://lcie.org/Blog/first-wolf-reproduction-in-austria-since-19th-century</link><description><![CDATA[   A camera trap has documented the first evidence of wolves breeding in Austria in more than 100 years. The camera trap image shows wolf pups walking along a forest road. It was taken in the ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2016 08:51:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://lcie.org/Blog/first-wolf-reproduction-in-austria-since-19th-century</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[e9114726-42ea-4b3f-85a6-40b8bc3366f6-87]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Linnell]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Caught in the wire: The rise of border security fences forces reconsideration of wildlife conservation strategies in Eurasia]]></title><link>https://lcie.org/Blog/caught-in-the-wire-the-rise-of-border-security-fences-forces-reconsideration-of-wildlife-conservation-strategies-in-eurasia</link><description><![CDATA[   Between 25.000 and 30.000 kilometres of wire fences and walls surrounds the borders of many countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. This is killing wildlife that becomes entangled and acts ...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2016 07:49:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://lcie.org/Blog/caught-in-the-wire-the-rise-of-border-security-fences-forces-reconsideration-of-wildlife-conservation-strategies-in-eurasia</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[e9114726-42ea-4b3f-85a6-40b8bc3366f6-84]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Linnell]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Expansion of Golden jackals across Europe creates tricky legal issues]]></title><link>https://lcie.org/Blog/expansion-of-golden-jackals-across-europe-creates-tricky-legal-issues-1</link><description><![CDATA[  Golden jackals ( Canis aureus ) are advancing across Europe. From its traditional range in the southeast of the continent, the species is undergoing a remarkable northward and westward range ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2015 11:16:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://lcie.org/Blog/expansion-of-golden-jackals-across-europe-creates-tricky-legal-issues-1</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[e9114726-42ea-4b3f-85a6-40b8bc3366f6-82]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Linnell]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[European governments agree to address wolf-dog hybridization]]></title><link>https://lcie.org/Blog/european-governments-agree-to-address-wolf-dog-hybridization-1</link><description><![CDATA[  Hybridization between wild and domesticated animals poses a complex wildlife conservation challenge. A prominent example is hybridization between wolves ( Canis lupus ) and dogs ( Canis (lupus) ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2014 08:42:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://lcie.org/Blog/european-governments-agree-to-address-wolf-dog-hybridization-1</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[e9114726-42ea-4b3f-85a6-40b8bc3366f6-76]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Linnell]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Counting phantoms in the forest. The role of hunters in monitoring large carnivores.]]></title><link>https://lcie.org/Blog/counting-phantoms-in-the-forest-the-role-of-hunters-in-monitoring-large-carnivores</link><description><![CDATA[  Europe is currently home to large, and generally expanding, populations of wolves, brown bears and Eurasian lynx. Keeping track of their distribution and numbers is a task far beyond the capability ...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2014 13:16:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://lcie.org/Blog/counting-phantoms-in-the-forest-the-role-of-hunters-in-monitoring-large-carnivores</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[e9114726-42ea-4b3f-85a6-40b8bc3366f6-74]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Linnell]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Dialogue to reduce conflicts: Using science to inform policy in the case of European large carnivore conservation]]></title><link>https://lcie.org/Blog/dialogue-to-reduce-conflicts-using-science-to-inform-policy-in-the-case-of-european-large-carnivore-conservation</link><description><![CDATA[  The recovery of populations of wolves, bears, lynx and wolverines is one of the great success stories of European conservation legislation. However, it has come at the price of increasing ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2014 13:50:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://lcie.org/Blog/dialogue-to-reduce-conflicts-using-science-to-inform-policy-in-the-case-of-european-large-carnivore-conservation</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[e9114726-42ea-4b3f-85a6-40b8bc3366f6-75]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Linnell]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Status of wolverines in Europe]]></title><link>https://lcie.org/Blog/status-of-wolverines-in-europe-1</link><description><![CDATA[ 
 
 
   In the high alpine areas and deep boreal forest
of northern Europe roams an animal virtually unknown to most Europeans.
Variously known as glouton, jerv, järv, geatki, ahma, ernis, ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2014 14:25:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://lcie.org/Blog/status-of-wolverines-in-europe-1</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[e9114726-42ea-4b3f-85a6-40b8bc3366f6-69]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Linnell]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[The symbolic wolf: Competing visions of the European landscapes]]></title><link>https://lcie.org/Blog/the-symbolic-wolf-competing-visions-of-the-european-landscapes</link><description><![CDATA[ 
 
   The carnivores are coming back. The wild returns. Their return triggers emotions as diverse as awe, wonder, joy, satisfaction, frustration, fear, hatred and anger. Why are these species so ...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2014 11:45:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://lcie.org/Blog/the-symbolic-wolf-competing-visions-of-the-european-landscapes</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[e9114726-42ea-4b3f-85a6-40b8bc3366f6-65]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Linnell]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Blog: To boldly go where no continent has gone before]]></title><link>https://lcie.org/Blog/blog-to-boldly-go-where-no-continent-has-gone-before</link><description><![CDATA[ 
 
  Last week the kids and I found a wolverine
track in the snow, just a few kilometres from my home. The sun was shining, the
air was crisp and life suddenly felt different. The silent forest ...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2014 14:34:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://lcie.org/Blog/blog-to-boldly-go-where-no-continent-has-gone-before</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[e9114726-42ea-4b3f-85a6-40b8bc3366f6-60]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Linnell]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Dutch prepare for wolf comeback ]]></title><link>https://lcie.org/Blog/dutch-prepare-for-wolf-comeback</link><description><![CDATA[  One of the hottest topics in Dutch wildlife conservation at the moment curiously involves a species that is – as far as we know – not currently present within the country. There really is no ...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 16 Feb 2014 13:22:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://lcie.org/Blog/dutch-prepare-for-wolf-comeback</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[e9114726-42ea-4b3f-85a6-40b8bc3366f6-58]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Linnell]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[SLOWOLF project summarises its successes]]></title><link>https://lcie.org/Blog/slowolf-project-summarises-its-successes-1</link><description><![CDATA[   A comprehensive interdisciplinary four year LIFE+ project on wolves in Slovenia has been formally completed on Dec. 31 st  2013. The project has provided new knowledge and experiences in the field ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2014 15:27:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://lcie.org/Blog/slowolf-project-summarises-its-successes-1</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[e9114726-42ea-4b3f-85a6-40b8bc3366f6-57]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Linnell]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Crying wolf! Creating conflicts where none exist]]></title><link>https://lcie.org/Blog/crying-wolf-creating-conflicts-where-none-exist-1</link><description><![CDATA[   That wolves can create conflicts is not news. Unfortunately there are many examples of where wolves get blamed for conflicts of which they are not the cause. German media have recently run two ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2014 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://lcie.org/Blog/crying-wolf-creating-conflicts-where-none-exist-1</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[e9114726-42ea-4b3f-85a6-40b8bc3366f6-53]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Linnell]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Wolves return to unlikely places!]]></title><link>https://lcie.org/Blog/wolves-return-to-unlikely-places</link><description><![CDATA[   It has long been known that wolves are highly adaptable species. The return of breeding wolves to Germany during the last 14 years, and the recent arrival of dispersing wolves in Denmark, is a ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2014 20:37:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://lcie.org/Blog/wolves-return-to-unlikely-places</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[e9114726-42ea-4b3f-85a6-40b8bc3366f6-51]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Linnell]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Wolves, wolves everywhere]]></title><link>https://lcie.org/Blog/wolves-wolves-everywhere</link><description><![CDATA[ The story of the female wolf that raised Romulus and Remus who went on the become the founders of Rome is well known. Less well known is the association of wolves with the city of Siena in Tuscany. ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:55:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://lcie.org/Blog/wolves-wolves-everywhere</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[e9114726-42ea-4b3f-85a6-40b8bc3366f6-44]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Linnell]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Visibility for the Balkan lynx]]></title><link>https://lcie.org/Blog/visibility-for-the-balkan-lynx</link><description><![CDATA[ The Balkan lynx is the least known lynx population in Europe, occurring only on the border between Albania and Macedonia, it has been little studied until recent years. Since 2005, researchers from ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 19:49:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://lcie.org/Blog/visibility-for-the-balkan-lynx</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[e9114726-42ea-4b3f-85a6-40b8bc3366f6-17]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Linnell]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Wolf illegaly shot in Germany]]></title><link>https://lcie.org/Blog/wolf-illegaly-shot-in-germany</link><description><![CDATA[ This computer tomography image (produced by the Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research in Berlin) clearly shows the cluster of lead shot in the stomach region of a wolf. The dead wolf was found by ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:27:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://lcie.org/Blog/wolf-illegaly-shot-in-germany</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[e9114726-42ea-4b3f-85a6-40b8bc3366f6-42]]></dc:identifier></item></channel></rss>