brown bears of slovakia
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brown bears of slovakia
BROWN BEARS OF SLOVAKIA (Ursus arctos) Man, as you can see we have known each other for ages. my bear cubs. Please, use only the paths for humans in In my bear memory you are noted as a being whom order not to disturb my bear life in the woods I love and I mostly fear. If I can, I do stay out of your way. But take I need so much. If we should happen to meet by chance, into consideration that now you are entering my living- do not give in to your primaeval fear but say hello to me. room, bedchamber, my kitchen and the playground of BEAR Your friend the Since 2008 the Tatras National selected individuals – telemetry in 6 males and 5 females, which rep- findings to be those from the hi- Park administration has focused 2008 – 2013; DNA analysis from resents around a 10 % share of in- bernation season. We now under- on activities intended to increase 2011; monitoring and management formation of the spatiotemporal stand that from the point of view the level of knowledge of the brown of problem bears; evaluating bear activity of the bear population in of spatiotemporal use by bears it bear (Ursus arctos) within its area shootings in the last decade (2002 the Tatras region. In general we can is necessary to define this season of jurisdiction. Together with part- to 2012) and evaluating damage state that the home range size of with new expressions such as win- ners from the Polish Tatras Nation- caused by bears in the last five years adult males is 200 to 400 or more ter resting area, main den, tempo- al Park (Tatrzański park narodowy), (2008 to 2012). km2 (20 to 40,000 ha) and in the rary den and temporary shelter. case of adult females 100 or more A female bear that gives birth to the Projekt Medveď company and TANAP State Forests, our activities During telemetry research by the km2 (10,000 ha). one or more cubs stays in the den have focused on: determining abun- TANAP administration and the for around 200 days, an adult male dance and sex structure – census in Polish Tatras National Park (TPN) Thanks to our use of 2012; movements and activity of results we obtained from 11 bears, we consider the most important telemetry around 100 days and other bears approximately 150 days. Tatra National Park is the oldest vided into 2 basic units: the East- vations in the MaB (Man and Bio- national park in Slovakia and was ern Tatras (High and Belianske sphere) program in 1993. Tatra Na- established in 1949. It is situated Tatras) and the Western Tatras. tional Park is also classified into the in North Central Slovakia in the The national park covers a total of NATURA 2000 system. Park land Tatra Mountains. The park is im- 73,800 ha and its buffer zone ac- is used to fulfil its primary mission, portant for protecting a diverse va- counts for another 30,703 ha. which is the conservation of excep- riety of flora and fauna, with many Tatra National Park is bounded by tional natural treasures, and for endemic species. Animal species in Poland’s Tatra National Park to the recreation, sports, education, ther- the park include brown bear, wolf, north with which it shares bilateral apy and hiking usages. The national lynx, marmot, chamois and 112 spe- cross border protected areas. The park is visited by nearly 3.5 million cies of birds. It covers the highest natural beauty of the Tatras and its visitors on an annual basis with ap- elevations of the Carpathian range priceless value were the reason for proximately 600 km of hiking trails. and its highest peak, Gerlachovský its inclusion by UNESCO decree štít (2,655 MASL). The park is di- into the network of biosphere reser- TATRA NATIONAL PARK Tel. / fax: ADMINISTRATION 052 / 4484 217 Biosférická rezervácia Tatry E-mail: Tatranská Štrba 75 [email protected] P.O.Box 21 Web: 059 41 Tatranská Štrba www.spravatanap.sk