Following the publication of the revised version of the Handbook for investigation of poaching, which was prepared in Slovenian language, we also prepared an English version of the revised handbook. The Handbook serves as a reference for all relevant institutions involved in the detection, investigation, and sanctioning of wildlife crime. The revised English version will also serve as a good practice example for international...
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In 2022, project activities related to the long-term goal to better identify, prosecute and sanction illegal killing of wildlife have been very intensive. To this end, we organized an additional three-day training session for police officers, followed by a one-day consultative working meeting, where, in addition to police officers, representatives of the Public Prosecutor’s Office and the Hunting Inspection were also present....
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In the middle of May, we received a mortality signal from the GPS collar of lynx Neža, the offspring of the translocated lynx Goru and the resident lynx Teja. The project partners from the Biotechnical Faculty immediately went to the last location they received, from the collar. In the area of the Struge na Dolenjskem Hunting Club, near a high-stand, they found a GPS-collar that had been visibly torn off by force. The incident was...
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Between May 4 and 6, 2022 Hunters Association of Slovenia organized an additional three-day training for prevention and successful persecution of illegal killing of wild animals for police officers. On the first day, the participants gained an in-depth insight into the protection issues of large carnivores and certain species of game, which was presented by dr. Ivan Kos, and the potential use of genetic methods to investigate illegal...
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In March and April, the first three educational seminars were held for staff, usually the first to detect or report alleged cases of illegal killing of wild animals. The trainings were intended for the employees of the Slovenian Forest Service; foresters and professional hunters, and were implemented in coordination of Hunting Association of Slovenia in the scope of the action C.8, which is entirely dedicated to the prosecution of...
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Today in the Zlatorog Gallery, at the Hunters Association of Slovenia, a press conference about preventing the illegal killing of lynx and other wildlife was held. For the successful implementation of the LIFE Lynx project and the preservation of the endangered lynx population in the area of Slovenia and Croatia, translocation of a new lynx from the Carpathians as well as prevention, reduction, supervision and sanctioning of illegal...
Read MoreEstablishment of a Specialized Police Investigation Unit and Other Supporting Activities for More Efficient Persecution of Illegal Killings The goal of this action is to establish a specialized police investigation unit and other necessary conditions to effectively persecute potential illegal killing of lynx and other protected wildlife. While the direct purpose of the group is to improve sanctioning, the ultimate goal of improved...
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