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ECOREGIONS AND BIOMES OF SLOVAKIA
Ecoregions
Carpathian montane conifer forests, Pannonian mixed forests ecoregion
Biome
(Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests Biome) (Temperate coniferous forests Biome)
Wolves in National Parks, Forests and Reserves of Slovakia
Veľká Fatra National Park (Slovak: Národný park Veľká Fatra)
Malá Fatra National Park (Slovak: Národný park Malá Fatra)
Muránska planina National Park (Slovak: Národný park Muránska planina)
Pieniny National Park (Slovak: Pieninský národný park; abbr. PIENAP)
Poloniny National Park (Slovak: Národný park Poloniny)
Slovak Paradise National Park (Slovak: Národný park Slovenský raj)
Tatra(s) National Park (Slovak: Tatranský národný park; abbr. TANAP)
Gray Wolf (Canis lupus)
Eurasion Wolf (Canis lupus lupus)
vlk
Population Statistics [400 individuals]
Populačnej štatistiky
Legal Status; Protected with exceptions.
Právne Postavenie
Resources
Zdroje
Ministerstva pôdohospodárstva a rozvoja vidieka
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Organizations
Organizácie
Carpathian Wolf Watch
Carpathian Wildlife Society (Zvolen, Slovakia)
The Slovak Wildlife Society: SlovakWildlife.org
Lesoochranárske zoskupenie VLK (Tulčík)
News Resources & Publications
Správy zdroje a publikácie
polovnictvo.pluska (Slovakia)
dennikn (Slovakia)
zurnal.pravda
LATEST SLOVAK NEWS
posledné novinky LATEST EUROPEAN NEWS
Wolf and Wildlife News from Slovakia – Slovenská Republika
- Minister signs decree enacting year-round protection for the grey wolf in Slovakia | Slovak Spectator
02nd May 2021
- Viete koľko máme vlkov a rysov na Kysuciach? Ochranári ich spočítali | mojeKYSUCE
23rd Aug 2020
- Following the traces of wolves | The Slovak Spectator
23rd Aug 2020
- More Wolves Coming to the Czech Republic from Germany, Poland and Slovakia – Brno Daily
14th Aug 2020
- Stories of Coexistence: Emerging Europeans share their experiences of living with large carnivores | Emerging Europe
18th Mar 2020
Journal Articles
The fox tapeworm, Echinococcus multilocularis, in grey wolves and dogs in Slovakia: epidemiology and genetic analysis. Jarošová J, Antolová D, Šnábel V, Guimarães N, Štofík J, Urban P, Cavallero S, Miterpáková M. Journal of Helminthology. 2020
[PDF] Current biodiversity and hotspots in the primeval beech forest–Poloniny National Park, the Eastern Carpathians (Slovakia)
J SOLÁR, M JANIGA, R ŠOLTĚS, EK GREGUŠKOVÁ… – Montana, 2017
Mitigating carnivore–livestock conflict in Europe: lessons from Slovakia. Rigg R, Finďo S, Wechselberger M, Gorman ML, Sillero-Zubiri C, Macdonald DW. Oryx. 2011 Apr
ABSTRACT
Conflicts with human interests have reappeared following recovery of large carnivores in Europe. Public acceptance is higher than historically but there is a need to identify effective, acceptable techniques to facilitate coexistence. We present a case study of predation on livestock in Slovakia. Damage, mitigation measures and public opinion were assessed using compensation records, analysis of farm conditions, questionnaire surveys, semi-structured interviews, diet analysis and on-farm trials of livestock-guarding dogs. Economic damage was inconsequential on a national scale but high locally: c. 80% of reported losses occurred at 12% of sheep flocks. Grey wolves Canis lupus were held responsible for four to six times more damage than brown bears Ursus arctos, although livestock occurred in only 2 of 78 wolf faeces during spring–autumn, when sheep and cattle were most vulnerable. Losses to Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx were negligible. Compared to other sectors of society shepherds had the most negative attitudes, particularly towards wolves, despite compensation payments. Appropriate use of livestock-guarding dogs was associated with fewer losses: median loss at trial flocks with predation was 70% lower than at control flocks. We conclude that identifying vulnerable farms and targeting them for mitigation could reduce damage, although lack of motivation and awareness are obstacles. This study shows that damage levels need not be excessive despite high predator densities in human-dominated landscapes. Conflicts were unevenly distributed, with much of the variation explained by local conditions and husbandry practices, especially preventive measures. Livestock-guarding dogs are particularly appropriate where wolves are present in proximity to unfenced pastures.
[PDF] Endoparasites of the grey wolf (Canis lupus) in protected areas of Slovakia; Annals of Parasitology; V Čabanová, N Guimaraes, Z Hurníková…
An investigation of public opinion about the three species of large carnivores in Slovakia: brown bear (Ursus arctos), wolf (Canis lupus) and lynx (Lynx lynx). Wechselberger M, Rigg R, Beťková S, Wechselberger M, Rigg R, Beťková S. Slovak Wildlife Society, Liptovský Hrádok, Slovakia. x. 2005.