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Thursday 5th of June
Landscapes, Management & Monitoring
07:00 - 08:00 Breakfast
08:30 - 09:00 Paolo Ciucci - Not only population abundance: reflections on the
quality of wolf conservation
09:00 - 09:30 Valeria Salvatori - TBA
09:30 - 10:00 Glenn Lelieveld - TBA
10:00 - 10:30 Hugh Jansman - Of wolves and men: The bold and the beautiful
10:30 - 11:00 Break
11:00 - 12:20 Panel Discussion - TBA
12:20 - 13:20 Lunch
*Please note that this program
is subject to change.
Last updated: 12-02-2025
13:20 - 15:00 Parallel Presentations & Sessions
Themes
Population management
Preventative measures
Wolves in cultural landscapes
Genetics and feeding ecology
Session: Governance
13:20 - 13:40
Joachim Mergeay
Barbara Zimmermann
Catherine Frizat
Gregor Simčič
TBA
The effective size of European wolf populations and its implications for policy and management.
Carnivore exclosures to protect sheep in the boreal forest affect the area use of moose.
FERUS' Pastoraloup program: supporting appeased wolf coexistence.
Visualisation an exploration of complex multi-generational pedigrees.
13:40 - 14:00
Cyril Milleret
Wolf population size estimation.
Annika Held
Effectiveness of strobe light as a potential deterrent stimulus for wolves.
Erik Versluijs
Living with wolves: A new framework to enhance coexistence with wolves by studying livestock behaviours.
Lilian Heinzel
Does Genetic Admixture Affect Ghost Wolf Ecology?
TBA
14:00 - 14:20
Florian Kunz
Using a stage-based life cycle implementation to model population viability of European wolves.
Chris Smit
Free-ranging cattle and the return of the wolf; implications for conservation management.
Katharina Kasper
Of wolves navigating a human landscape of fear.
Jack W. Rabe
TBA
Prey size mediates interference competition and predation dynamics in a large carnivore community.
14:20 - 14:40
Kathleen Petersen
Wolves on the Move: Investigating Dispersal and Human-Caused Mortality in a Social Carnivore.
Ray Nickerson
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Range Riders at Reducing Wolf-Livestock Conflict Across the American West.
Uri Arad
The effect of diseases on the depredation of calves by wolves.
Katarzyna Bojarska
TBA
Short-term responses of red deer to wolf presence are related to predation risk.
14:40 - 15:00
Nina Gerber
Evaluating the effect of lethal management in Switzerland.
Philippine Surer
Evaluating the non-lethal effects of wolves on cattle herds in the Swiss Jura mountains.
Hadrien Raggenbas
Anticipating wolf comeback to Western France.
Florin Kunz
TBA
Unveiling the Feeding Patterns & Preferences of Wolves in Switzerland
15:00 - 15:30
Break
15:30 - 17:30 Parallel Workshops
Hans van Eijden & Tim van Dam (Smart Parks)
TBA
Theodoros Kominos
Turning Sound into Discovery - Using Sound to Study Wolves
Wildlife Acoustics
The use of UAV (Unmanned Aeral Vehicle) and handheld thermal cameras in research.
Josip Kusak
Aldin Selimovic
The craft and art of trapping wolves.
Trapping and collaring wolves under different conditions across Europe.
Valeria Salvatori
How to manage close encounters with wolves in human dominated landscapes.
Erik den Boer
How to vlog while doing research.
Aimee Talian
Future of Wolves Across Borders.
17:30 - 18:00
Closing Ceremony
18:00 - TBA
Evening Social
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