Agriculture

Vlcan: EU and Slovak Legislation Has Several Options to Manage Number of Bears

Bratislava, June 20 (TASR) – European and national legislation recognises several options for managing the number of wild animals, including the brown bear, Agriculture Minister Samuel Vlcan (an OLaNO nominee) stated on Monday as part of an information workshop held by his ministry.

“We believe that the Environment Ministry will determine the number of bears in Slovakia in the foreseeable future and will also say what is the ‘healthy number’ of bears, what their density should be and in which forest covers or habitats they live. I believe that on the basis of this data we’ll start to actively manage their number,” he said.

According to him, the first option is a special intervention team, then there’s the possibility of shooting bears on a larger scale by State Nature Protection. “The third option is a regulated shooting in cooperation with hunting associations, based on a request submitted to the Environment Ministry,” he said.

“If the number of bear encounters, for example with vehicles, multiplies, if the number of encounters with people is repeated, active management of the number of brown bears should take place,” stressed the minister.

Vlcan doesn’t think that it’s realistic to regulate the sowing practices of Slovak farmers with the aim of producing less food for bears.

Takac: Police Launch Criminal Investigation, Infested Wood Being Extracted Urgently

The police have already launched a criminal investigation regarding the failure to address the bark-beetle infestation in Banska Bystrica region, Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Richard Takac, who filed a criminal complaint in this connection in May, told a news conference on Monday.

SPPK: If Farmers Aren't Taken Seriously, They Will Be Seen in Streets More Often

If farmers' demands are not taken seriously, they will be seen in the streets more often, Slovak Agriculture and Food Chamber chairman Emil Macho told a news conference held in front of the Parliament's building on Thursday.

Matovic Attends Online Summit with Xi, Protocol on Lamb Meat Export Signed

Bratislava, February 9 (TASR) – This year will be one of co-operation in agricultural diversity between China and countries of Central and Eastern Europe, with Slovakia having signed a protocol on exports of lamb meat to China, Slovakia’s Government Office told TASR on Tuesday. The protocol was signed during an

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