A Polish shepherd leads his sheep across a pasture. Topographical lines are drawn over the image.
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Poland 2
Case studies | Poland
A mixed flock of sheep and goat grazing on the meadow pastures of Prespa (May 2025; Photo credit: Maria Psaralexi).
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Introduction
Cows
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OVERVIEW
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Municipalities

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Geographical size

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Human population

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Number of livestock farmers

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Livestock farming systems

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Large carnivore species

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Wolf population

SOCIOECONOMIC CONTEXT

Indigenous Prespa shorthorn cattle grazing on the exposed lakebed of the Great Prespa Lake, near the village of Psarades (July 2021; Photo credit: Maria Psaralexi).
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Indigenous Prespa shorthorn cattle grazing on the exposed lakebed of the Great Prespa Lake, near the village of Psarades (July 2021; Photo credit: Maria Psaralexi).
© Maria Psaralexi

FARMING CONTEXT

LOCAL CONFLICT ASSOCIATED WITH LARGE CARNIVORES

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Indigenous Prespa shorthorn cattle grazing on the exposed lakebed of the Great Prespa Lake, near the village of Psarades (July 2021; Photo credit: Maria Psaralexi).
© Maria Psaralexi
Indigenous Prespa shorthorn cattle grazing on the exposed lakebed of the Great Prespa Lake, near the village of Psarades (July 2021; Photo credit: Maria Psaralexi).
© Maria Psaralexi

Social conflict: 

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