US EditionAfter Incidents: Slovakia Counts Its Brown Bears
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After a series of serious human incidents, Slovakia wants to get a closer overview of its bear population. Thousands of faeces and hair samples are to be collected to identify the bears with a DNA analysis.In the course of a nationwide wildlife monitoring, the predators are to be recorded and counted, announced the state nature conservation agency SOP. Around 10,000 people are to be involved in the action in the EU Member State, including nature…
10,000 people are to participate in the action and collect faeces and hair samples. The government released 350 bears for launch in spring.
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Almost five and a half million people live in Slovakia. But how many brown bears are there there? After several deadly attacks on humans, the predators are to be counted. How can this be done?
The total cost of the research is not yet known, nor is it clear who will analyze the bear samples.
Conservationists will collect the animals' droppings and fur together with hunters and foresters. The samples will later be analyzed by DNA analysis. The first results are expected in 12 months.
The State Nature Conservation Service is launching brown bear monitoring with the aim of estimating the size of the beast's population in Slovakia. Conservationists want to collect bear droppings or fur together with hunters and foresters, and the samples will then be analyzed by DNA analysis. Initial results are expected in 12 months. Filip Kuffa, State Secretary of the Ministry of the Environment, announced this at a press conference in Banská…
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