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19/07/2024

Open meeting with the local community in the area of Prespes on the topic "Fruit Trees and their contribution to Wildlife Management" is organized by the Environmental Organization Callisto in cooperation with the Management Unit of the Prespes National Park and Protected Areas of Western Macedonia of OFYPEKA, in the framework of the European LIFE ARCPROM project. The meeting will take place on Tuesday 23 July 2024, at 19:00 - 21:00, at the café bar "Liveloula" in Lefkonas and aims to...

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03/07/2024

An operation to free a young bear, which was trapped in a rainwater tank in the Local Community of Metamorphosis of the Municipality of Zitsa Ioannina, in the mountainous area of Mitsikeli, on the borders of the North Pindos National Park, took place on Friday, June 28, 2024. The North Pindos National Park Management Unit of OFYPEKA was informed about the incident by residents of Metamorfosi, whom we thank warmly. Officials of the Unit, the Forestry Department of Ioannina and the...

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28/05/2024

On the occasion of World Environment Day, a presentation event is organized for the LIFE Arcprom project, which aims to improve the coexistence of brown bears and humans in three National Parks in Greece (Prespes, Pindos, Rhodope Mountains) and in one in Italy (Majella). The event will take place on Wednesday 5 June 2024, at 19:00, in the Multipurpose Hall of the Kato Dome, in Paranesti, Drama. The event will take stock of the interventions made so far in the framework of...

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08/04/2024

The Environmental Organization Callisto in cooperation with the Management Unit of the Prespes National Park and Protected Areas of Western Macedonia of OFYPEKA, in the framework of the European project LIFE ARCPROM, organize two meetings on "The certification of bear-friendly products". The meetings will take place on April 11 and 12, 2024 and will focus on promoting innovative solutions to the challenges faced by the Prespes National Park, through new synergies and partnerships aimed at improving the daily life of the...

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05/04/2024

Another dead bear after consuming poisoned bait was found in advanced decomposition in the area of the village of Avdella in the prefecture of Grevena, within the North Pindos National Park. Residents of the area informed "Kallisto", Environmental Organization for Wildlife and Nature and the Management Unit of the North Pindos National Park. At the same time, the MD of the OP North. In the same time, the EP Pindos was notified of another case of poisoned bait use in the...

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05/04/2024

The Environmental Organization Callisto in cooperation with the North Pindos National Park Management Unit of OFYPEKA, in the framework of the European LIFE ARCPROM project, organize two meetings on "The certification of bear-friendly products". The certification of such products can contribute to the preservation of the natural environment, the promotion of local cultural identity, the imposition of high quality standards in the products and services of a place and, ultimately, the sustainable development of rural areas. The meetings will take place...

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29/03/2024

The Environmental Organization Callisto in cooperation with the Management Unit of the National Parks of Nestos-Vistonida and Rodopi of OFYPEKA, in the framework of the European project LIFE ARCPROM, organize two meetings on "The certification of bear-friendly products". The meetings will take place on April 4 and 5, 2024 in Paranesti, and will focus on promoting innovative solutions to the challenges facing the Rhodope Mountains National Park, through new synergies and collaborations aimed at improving the daily life of the local...

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26/03/2024

In order to inform and raise awareness for the improvement of the conditions of coexistence between brown bears and humans, three TV spots were created in the framework of the LIFE ARCPROM project. In the first spot we learn about the presence of the bear and what we should do if we notice the presence of a bear in the forest. In the second spot we learn about the prevention measures taken to avoid damage from wild animals, such as guard...

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26/03/2024

Representatives of Environmental Organizations, institutions and National Parks from Greece and Italy had the opportunity to meet Athena and Adele, the two Karelian Bear Dogs (KBD), as well as their handlers from the Karelia dog unit created by OFYPEKA in the framework of the LIFE Arcprom project. The demonstration took place on Thursday 14 March 2024 in the area of Kalabaka, as part of a three-day visit to the region by the partners of the LIFE Bear-Smart Corridors project. Karelia dogs...

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04/12/2023

On Sunday 3/12/2023, a sensitized citizen notified the Police that on the 106th kilometer of the Ioannina-Kozani National Road, between Playa Konitsa and Eptachori, Kastoria, there are 3 dead bears shot. In addition to the Police, officials from the Environmental Organizations Callisto and Arktouros, the Hunting Federation of Macedonia-Thrace and the Kastoria Forest Service (members of the Immediate Intervention Team) immediately rushed to the incident, seeing a hideous sight. The autopsy revealed that the animals had been shot at close...

LIFE ARCPROM

The LIFE ARCPROM project (LIFE18 NAT / GR / 000768) aims at improving human-bear coexistence in four National Parks of S.Europe, three in Greece and one in Italy. The project started in October 2019 and will last for 5 years. Partners of the project are four National Parks (Prespa, Northern Pindos, Rhodope Mountain range and Majella), two universities (the ones of Thessaly and of Western Macedonia), and two environmental organizations (Callisto and WWF Italy). The project is co-financed by 75% by the EU's LIFE program the Green Fund and the partners' own resources, while the total budget is € 2,786,497.

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