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Events and News
Upcoming Webinar

Speaking to Farmers and Shepherds about Livestock Depredation

Tuesday, 9th December 2025, 15:00 - 17:00 CET

 

The CoCo project is pleased to announce an upcoming webinar in collaboration with the European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP), a key CoCo partner. 

Chaired by John Linnell, CoCo project lead, this webinar will explore insights from extensive fieldwork with over 1,000 livestock breeders and shepherds across Europe. The webinar will feature presentations on real-world experiences of coexistence with large carnivores, including wolves in Asturias, Spain, and bears in Prespa National Park, Greece, shared by CoCo partners Agrifood Research and Technology Center of Aragon (CITA) and Callisto NGO. Daniel Martín Collado, coordinator of the CoCo project in Spain, will share findings from this ambitious six-month research initiative and discuss how the data will inform future coexistence strategies.

Find out more and register here

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Events

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External Event

6th Dinaric Balkan Pindos Platform Conference

Several members of the CoCo team were actively involved in the sixth Dinaric Balkan Pindos Platform Conference, which brought together government officials, experts and stakeholders from ten countries to discuss the shared challenges of managing large carnivores in the Dinaric-Balkan-Pindos region.

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External Event

Downlisting the Wolf: A way forward for the EU - The “Biodiversity, Hunting, Countryside” Intergroup

This online event discussed the European Commission’s proposal to modify the conservation status of the wolf in the European Union, changing it from “strictly protected” to “protected”. CoCo’s project coordinator John Linnell presented the concept of coexistence promoted by the project. 

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News

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Publication in the spotlight

New Progress Report: Strengthening Transnational Collaboration for Large Carnivores in the Dinaric-Balkan-Pindos Region

This progress report updates the status of large carnivores, their management, monitoring, threats, and conflicts in one of Europe’s most biodiverse areas. The findings are directly relevant to CoCo, with project partners adelphi, Callisto, and the University of Ljubljana contributing to the report.

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Press Release

Empowering rural voices: Fresh Insights into Human–Wildlife Relations

Across the Rhodope Mountains, Prespa, and Tzoumerka, the CoCo project sheds light on rural perspectives through more than 65 interviews with livestock farmers and agricultural workers, revealing fresh insights into their daily life alongside large carnivores.

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