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LIFE Kočevsko at Nature – Health Fair 2017

Our project team presented LIFE Kočevsko project at the biggest Slovenian fair dedicated to healthy living, Nature - Health Fair that took place at Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre, October 12-16. Organisers estimated about 20,000…continue reading

A new leaflet about the White-tailed eagle released

Although several target species have been included in the LIFE Kočevsko project, we have been recently focusing extensively on measures related to protection of the white-tailed eagle. In order to raise awareness and inform the…continue reading

LIFE Kočevsko presented at annual study field trip of Institute for Nature Conservation employees

On 29 and 30 September a 50-member team of Institute for Nature Conservation employees visited Kočevsko. On this occasion, progress of LIFE Kočevsko project was presented at the Eagle room and visit of the Eagle…continue reading

This year no evidence of the White-tailed eagle at Rogati hrib

In July 2016 a photo trap was placed near Rogati hrib fish pond and soon, a white-tailed eagle was detected visiting the area. Unfortunately,  we were unable to confirm presence of the species this year, even though the…continue reading

LIFE Kočevsko project team at the Capercaillie international conference

End of September, a part of our project team visited south-western Poland (Klickow), where international conference Biology, ecology and protection of Galliformes in Poland and Europe was organized as Active protection of lowland populations of…continue reading

State-owned forest conservation measures discussed at the meeting with selected contractors

Recinko d.o.o. and Gozdno gospodarstvo Novo mesto were selected as our contractors in public tender procedure. They will implement some of the conservation measures in state-owned forests such as thinning of trees with tree girdling, ground…continue reading

LIFE Kočevsko project monitoring and evaluation

On 18 and 19 September our project team hosted dr. Mitja Kaligarič, external monitor of the LIFE monitoring group, and Julijana mag. Lebez Lozej, Ministry for environment and spatial planning representative. Technical progress and financial…continue reading

Coordinated use of hunting facilities at Capercaillie lekking sites

Wildlife supplementary feeding can cause local increase in wildlife densities. Large numbers of animals present at lekking sites can be disturbing for the Western Capercaillie and nest depredation is more likely to occur (e.g. wild…continue reading

Experience Kočevsko Forest with the White-Tailed Eagle

LIFE Kočevsko project focuses on conservation of multiple target species that inhabit Natura 2000 Kočevsko area. Among them, the most charismatic has to be the white-tailed eagle. Many conservation measures have been implemented in order…continue reading

Kopa virgin forest

Nature conservation and increasing levels of deadwood are two main objectives of establishing a network of eco-cells, areas left to develop naturally. Within the LIFE Kočevsko projects concrete action C2 (improvement of the habitat and…continue reading