Actions and means

Training management actors

Understanding needs and expectations of stakeholders

Involving stakeholders in decision making processes

Use of specifically trained dogs to minimize the poisoned baits problem as a serious mortality factor for bears.

Use of specifically trained dogs to minimize bear-human conflicts through aversive conditioning of habituated and/or problem bears.

Use of specific deterring methods for bears

Promoting communication between dog breeders and livestock breeders

Further development of a mixed bear emergency teams comprising personnel from the area targeted by the project.

Public awareness campaigns for the general public

Information campaigns for the interest groups in ways of coexistence

Creation of a discussion platform for management actors

Transfer of best practices between to N. Pindos National Park project personnel.