Associate Professor Dr. Irena Mrak from the Faculty of Environmental Protection is this year’s recipient of the dr. Angela Piskernik diploma for her distinguished work in mountain nature conservation. Dr. Irena Mrak (born in 1973) is one of the most …
On March 20 and 21, 2025, a high-profile international conference took place in Mitrovac on Tara (Tara National Park), Serbia, as part of the subproject »Genetic adaptation of Northern chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) ecotypes to climate change and habitat loss: A …
Prof. Dr. Boštjan Pokorny, Dean of the Faculty of Environmental Protection, together with co-authors, has published a scientific article in the Journal of Environmental Management titled:Wildlife-vehicle collision liability in Europe: A review of existing approaches and their implications. The article …
Recently, for the first time, a high-quality reference genome sequence of the Northern chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra), specifically its subspecies, the Alpine chamois (R. r. rupicapra), was determined within the European Biodiversity Genomics Europe project. The findings are now publicly available …
A project meeting was held in the Netherlands from 18 to 20 February 2025 to mark the first year of the CURIOSOIL project, which aims to awaken curiosity for a deeper understanding of the soil. The meeting was attended by …
The Faculty of Environmental Protection in collaboration with partner organisations (University of Primorska, Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies; University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty; Julius Kühn Institute; Hunting Association of Slovenia and Slovenian Forestry Institute) is organising the …
Landmark genetic study: positive glimmers amid general decline in genetic diversity In the most comprehensive global analysis of genetic diversity ever undertaken, an international team of scientists has found that the genetic diversity is being lost across the globe but …
From 25 November 2024 to 12 December 2024, the Faculty of Environmental Protection hosted Dr Anne Korzekwa, a renowned professor, researcher and lecturer from the Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, as part …
The Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SAZU) and the National Agency for Quality in Higher Education of the Republic of Slovenia (NAKVIS) held a NAKVIS Day on 4 December 2024. During the event, the achievements and plans of the …
Using camera traps (sensor-triggered cameras), which we installed in the Sinji Vrh hunting ground (Kočevje-Belokranjska hunting management district) within a framework of the international consortium ENETWILD-2, we took some interesting photos of bears. Representatives of our largest carnivore can also …
