LIFE WOLFALPS CONFERENCE Participation is open to the public and free. THE WOLF POPULATION IN THE : Due to the limited availability of seats, STATUS AND MANAGEMENT registration is compulsory. – 22nd of January 2016 The LIFE WolfAlps Conference Centro Incontri Provincia di Cuneo, is also organized in collaboration with the For registration send an email to: [email protected] Corso Dante 41 Italian Delegation of the Alpine Convention, which for the occasion will host a meeting of the indicating name/surname/institution Platform WISO (if applicable) (Large Carnivores, Wild Ungulates and Society) or call + 39 0171 97 68 20 that will take place on 20th – 21st of January at the Marittime Alps Natural Park in .

WITH THE COLLABORATION OF PROJECT PARTNERS: The event is organized in partnership with the 21° Memorial “Danilo Re” by Marguareis Natural Park and Maritime Alps Natural Park, a sporting event that will take place on the 21st - 24th of January 2016 in Chiusa Pesio, which involve the staff of Alpine protected areas. A video, testimony of the commitment of some Alpine Protected Areas in wolves’ monitoring and conservation programs, will be presented later in the day.

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www.lifewolfalps.eu Initiative realized thanks to LIFE contribution, a financial instrument of the European Union. Ph: Gabriele Cristiani CONFERENCE PROGRAM 1ST SESSION - MORNING 2ND SESSION - AFTERNOON with English translation English language with translation in Italian / French / German / Slovenian

THE LIFE WOLFALPS PROJECT: CONCRETE THE WOLF POPULATION IN THE ALPS: THE WOLF POPULATION ACTIONS FOR THE CONSERVATION OF THE SPECIES STATUS AND MANAGEMENT IN THE ALPS: 10:00 - 10:15 14:00 - 14:30 STATUS AND MANAGEMENT Arrival and Registration The Wolf in : the New Wolf Management Plan 2015 Luigi Boitani (University of Rome) 10:15 - 10:30 Cuneo – 22nd of January 2016 Welcome from Authorities 14:40 - 15:00 Centro Incontri Provincia di Cuneo, 10:30 - 10:50 The Wolf Alpine Population Status in Italy Corso Dante 41 The LIFE WolfAlps Project: New Knowledge for Francesca Marucco (Large Carnivore Centre, Coordinated Conservation Actions Maritime Alps Natural Park, LIFE WolfAlps Project) Coordinator LIFE WolfAlps Project 15:10 - 15:30 11:00 - 11:20 The Wolf Alpine Population Status in Prevention: Pasture Systems, Vulnerability to Predation and Christophe Duchamp Prevention Methods in the Italian Alps with a Focus on the The conference will address the issue of the natural return (Office National de la Chasse et de la Faune Sauvage) Cuneo Province of the wolf in the Alps: give an update on the status of the Arianna Menzano (LIFE WolfAlps Project) population in each Alpine country, from France to Slovenia, 15:40 - 16:00 and discuss the species’ conservation on the long term, 11:30 - 11:50 The Wolf in Slovenia: Status and Management Hubert Potocnik (University of Lubjiana) also touching the debated topic of its management. Protocol for the Recovery of Dead Wolves in : Overview of the Data Collected in 15 Years 16:10 - 16:30 Luca Rossi (University of Turin) The Wolf Alpine Population Status in Swiss The morning will be devoted to describe the concrete Urs Breintenmoser (KORA) conservation actions undertaken under the Project 12:00 - 12:20 LIFE WolfAlps: from the preventive methods promoted to Ecotourism, Communication, and Recovery of Injured Wolves 16:30 - 17:00 contrast wolf attacks on livestock to the illegal killing control, and Hybrids: the Role of Wolf Captive Areas Coffee break from the development of new wolf ecotourism programs to Giuseppe Canavese (Maritime Alps Natural Park) the control of hybridization, also through the discipline of the 17:00 - 17:30 recovery of injured or dead wolves in Piedmont. 11:30 - 11:50 Wolf Management in Practice: Illegal Killing Control: the Anti-Poisoning Dog Team of the Protected Areas’ Experiences LIFE WolfAlps in the Video edited by the Parks and the Network In the afternoon, some of the leading international experts Paolo Salsotto (CFS) and the Anti-Poisoning Dog Team of Alpine Protected Areas - ALPARC will present to the public the updated status of the wolf (CFS, Marguareis Natural Park, Maritime Alps Natural population in the Alps shared among different Park, Cozie Alps Parks) 17:30 - 18:30 countries: an opportunity to discuss in depth the important Discussion Panel issue of coexistence between wolf and man, for which a 13:00 - 14:00 The Wolf in the Alps: Conflict and Coexistence dedicated discussion panel will close the day. Lunch Buffet Chair: Luigi Boitani