All Environment Publications

Discussion Paper: Livestock depredation and large carnivores in Europe: Overview for the EU Platform.

The spatial distribution and temporal trends of livestock damages caused by wolves in Europe (Singer et al., 2023).

Ecological correlates of large carnivore depredation on sheep in Europe (Gervasi et al., 2021).

Research for AGRI Committee - The revival of wolves and other large predators and its impact on farmers and their livelihood in rural regions of Europe (Linnell & Cretois, 2018).

This report outlines a pilot project on large carnivores funded by the European Commission. It focuses on improving stakeholder communication and best practices, especially regarding the role of livestock guarding dogs in reducing conflicts.

After the adoption of the European Parliament’s non-legislative resolution on the protection of livestock farming and large carnivores in Europe in November 2022, the European Commission has committed itself to carrying out an in-depth analysis of available scientific and technical data on the wolf.

This report examines human-bear conflicts, mitigation measures, and official frameworks in 15 European countries. Recommendations for managing problematic bear behaviour were developed by 34 experts after meetings in Slovenia and Italy in 2014.

Large carnivores are among the most symbolic but challenging species in terms of conservation and management in the EU. In 2014, a group of eight representative stakeholder organisations agreed to work together as part of the EU Platform on Coexistence between People and Large Carnivores.

The Commission legislative proposals for the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) after 2020, provided an opportunity for the EU and Member States, with the input of key stakeholders, to further design specific measures to protect livestock farming from potential damages caused by large carnivores.