Projects Supported

The project aims to strengthen coexistence between rural communities and large carnivores in Spain by creating participatory spaces for dialogue, knowledge-sharing and collaboration. Drawing on the scientific findings and field experience of the SeeCoex project, it translates research findings into…

The project involves the production of a documentary film exploring the interactions between the return of large carnivores and modern pastoral systems in Europe. Through the testimonies of livestock farmers, the landscapes and the scientific findings of the European CoCo project, it highlights the…

The project aims to improve coexistence between the inhabitants of the Pyrenees and brown bears through practical and educational initiatives. Fruit trees will be planted in areas where bears are present, with the help of schoolchildren, students and volunteers. Activities will be organised in…

The project aims to monitor the natural return of the boreal lynx to the Dauphiné Alps and help local residents better understand this recolonisation. Volunteers will be trained to set up and manage camera traps in order to monitor the lynx’s movements and identify ecological corridors.…

The project aims to enhance the sustainability of lynx populations in Switzerland by improving genetic diversity, studying connectivity between populations, managing orphaned lynx, and raising awareness amongst the authorities and the public, with a particular focus on French-speaking Switzerland.

Children are the adults of tomorrow and the future cohabitants with wildlife. They are naturally sensitive to animals, but we need to give them the knowledge they need to live together properly. The school activities will enable children to awaken their interest in other living species in an…

The Iberian wolf (Canis lupus signatus) is an emblematic species in Spain. Psychosocial factors such as threat perception, social representations and stereotypes influence attitudes towards this species. The polarization and mediatization of the problem, added to the differentiation between urban…

The wolf is an emblematic species in any territory where it lives, playing a crucial role in the health of ecosystems and, in addition, it can become a source of income in rural areas. In the Loras Geopark, despite having suffered its greatest persecution, the wolf never became extinct, but…

Spearheaded by three AgroParisTech students with a passion for mountain environments, the project involves a 1670 km pedestrian crossing of the Alps, from Nice to Ljubljana, over a period of five months.This committed journey combines sporting performance and raising awareness of the need to…

La Caperuza is a farm in Bustarviejo (Madrid), combining extensive breeding of 100% Malagueña goats (190 head) and Serrano cows (60 head), with a regenerative grazing system guided by GPS virtual fencing. Created in 2019, it is also developing environmental education initiatives, focusing on the…

Resolving the growing conflict between extensive livestock farming and wolf populations in rural Spain is essential. Since the wolf has been fully protected by national legislation, it has become crucial to foster mediation between stakeholders through research and dialogue. The approach aims to…

In Alava, extensive livestock farming plays a key role in the conservation of pastures of high ecological value. However, the recent increase in wolf attacks following its inclusion in the list of protected species has generated concern in the sector. This project seeks to reactivate dialogue and…

Attacks on apiaries, in areas where beekeepers are not accustomed to the presence of bears, can create serious risk situations for this species, catalogued as “critically endangered”, due to possible reprisals.When a bear locates an unprotected apiary, the attacks are repeated and spaced out…

The various players in mountain environments encounter numerous difficulties in cohabiting with each other and with the wildlife whose territory they share. Thanks to the success of protection and preservation campaigns, rural areas are now faced with new biodiversity challenges, such as the return…

Conflicts between wolves and livestock are common in areas where both coexist and the recolonization of wolves again poses problems of coexistence in these areas of expansion. The study area of the present work comprises the center of Spain, province of Avila, Segovia and Community of Madrid (area…

The region of Valencia de Alcántara is facing a serious conflict between extensive livestock farming and wildlife, related to the spread of Bovine Tuberculosis (TB) in dehesa ecosystems. This disease threatens both livestock viability and the conservation of emblematic species such as the Iberian…

In the Southern Alps, climate change is profoundly altering ecological dynamics: water scarcity, unstable winters, and changes in the behavior of species such as the wolf, which is adapting its hunting and movement strategies. Against this backdrop, livestock breeders in the Vésubie and Valdeblore…

The territory of Sanabria, in the province of Zamora, has coexisted with the presence of the wolf for decades. This coexistence, although part of the region's cultural and natural landscape, is often compromised by conflicts arising from attacks on extensive livestock farming, particularly in the…

Around fifteen wild species are studied in class (behaviour, anatomy, symbolism around the animal, etc.) and painted by the pupils using artistic techniques and tricks. School outings to the mountains are organised to give pupils the opportunity to meet people involved in wildlife conservation…

Although the wolf began its comeback in the Alpes-Maritimes almost 30 years ago, the cohabitation of the species with livestock farming remains extremely complicated and tense to this day. In the Préalpes d'Azur, the herds are difficult to protect (dense forest cover, rugged karstic geology)…

Areas frequented by wolves and passage corridors linking slopes and valleys have been identified in the project area, both through observation and photo-trap captures, in coordination with farmers. surveys of farmers in the area revealed that, despite the significant progress made thanks to the…

The various players in mountain environments are finding it difficult to coexist with each other and with the wild fauna whose territory they share. Rural areas are having to face up to new biodiversity challenges, such as the return of predators like the wolf. The socio-economic and psychological…

Théâtre Morphose invites audiences to plunge into the heart of the wilderness. The show is multidisciplinary, combining theatre, music, dance, puppetry, video and sound design. It features little-known animals that are essential to the balance of biodiversity, such as the Tengmalm's owl, various…

The Sainte-Baume Regional Nature Park is a limestone massif located at the interface of the Bouches du Rhône and Var departments. Situated between several other major limestone massifs, the Parc de la Sainte-Baume has a major responsibility in terms of protecting the ecological connections…

Evidence of wolf presence (scat) will be collected with the help of a specialised detection dog. Each sample will be genetically analysed to identify the individual and to know precisely the number of wolves present on the massif. A reference study (Roda et al., 2021) has shown that humans miss 75%…

This project, which focuses on wildlife observation, seeks to highlight the resilience and adaptation of wild animals to their environment, particularly after the events of October 2020 (storm Alex), in an approach that crosses several disciplines and different points of view (scientific, visual,…

The album will give the general public a view into the daily life of a shepherd, working in constant contact with farm animals and wild animals. It promotes a balanced and harmonious sharing of space between humans and wildlife. On the one hand, it will create a dialogue between the different users…

Two years of fieldwork will be necessary to film the emblematic animals of the Alps (deer, wolves, chamois, ibex, foxes...), but also the less known (black grouse, salamanders, little owls and Tengmalm's owls, eagle owls...). This film, aimed at the general public, will be broadcast on a national…

The project led by the Association FERUS aims to raise awareness about the role of guard dogs protecting herds from potential wolf attacks. The aim is to reduce conflicts concerning guard dogs by encouraging mountain users to adopt appropriate conduct toward the dogs in order to avoid aggressive…

The project will enable the co-development, with local stakeholders of communication tools accessible to all. This will improve knowledge about the presence of these dogs, their location, and the good behaviour to adopt when meeting them, while at the same time, promoting the profession of breeder.

The project led by Mathilde Delaup, as part of her Master's degree in Ethology, Animal and Human Behaviour, aims to assess the difficulties encountered by farmers in order to improve cohabitation with scavengers. The study, supervised by the University of Oviedo, is based on interviews with various…

The Association France Nature Environnement PACA proposes various awareness-raising actions aimed at peaceful cohabitation in the mountains and a better understanding of existing conflicts, such as information days for the general public, trainings for volunteers from associations and visits to…