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Brown bear monitoring 2023–2025

Forest4LV – Innovation in Forest Management and Value Chain for Latvia's Growth: New Forest Services, Products and Technologies

Working methods and technologies for restoration, planting, care and protection of forest stands

Development of methodology of wild boar census and elaboration of a system for controlling the number and population density to prevent the spread of African swine fever (ASF) in Latvia

The impact of hunting on the state of the gray wolf (Canis lupus) population in Latvia (2024)

Development of adaptive population conservation and management system promoted through the studies appointed by the conservation plan of the gray wolf Canis lupus in Latvia

Obtaining internationally comparable parameters for the status assessment of the Eurasian lynx population in Latvia

Assessment of the impact of juvenile structure on tree damage for more efficient management of deer populations in commercial forests

The impact of hunting on the state of the gray wolf (Canis lupus) population in Latvia (2023)

Strengthening the capacity of the doctoral program of the University of Latvia in the framework of the new doctoral program model

Recommendations for improving the management of deer ungulate hunting

Otter Survey of Latvia and Natura 2000 Sites 2020–2023

Brown bear monitoring 2020–2022

Sub-population dynamics of grey wolf Canis lupus and Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx in Latvia and identification of depredation risk on livestock

Impact of hunting on the grey wolf (Canis lupus) population status in Latvia

Pilot study on the use of non-invasive DNA samples for monitoring the status of the lynx population

ICT-based wild animal census approach for sustainable wildlife management

Changes in large carnivore populations and impact of hunting (2021)

Changes in large carnivore populations and impact of hunting (2020)

Variations in the population of big carnivores depending on hunting pressure (2019)

Training of the responsible surveyors for carnivore species identification in the cases of livestock depredation, including both sign identification skills in nature and sampling for DNA analyses

Supplementing of the brown bear population status monitoring with genetic methodology

Examination of important environmental factors for conservation of capercaillie

Variations in the population of big carnivores depending on hunting pressure (2018)

Elaboration of Species Conservation Plan for the Eurasian otter in Latvia

Updating of Species Conservation Plan for the brown bear in Latvia

Variations in the population of big carnivores depending on hunting pressure (2017)

Updating of Species Conservation Plan for the grey wolf in Latvia

Updating of Species Conservation Plan for the Eurasian lynx in Latvia

Variations in the population of big carnivores depending on hunting pressure (2016)

Monitoring of brown bears and otters

Variations in the population of big carnivores depending on hunting pressure (2015)

Developing a system for genetic monitoring of wildlife species

Methods and technologies for increasing the value of forest capital

Maximum admissible game population density and the minimum or critical population size (2014)

Assessing the methods for protecting individual tree stems in young stands

Research on forest ecosystem components and water resources

Maximum admissible game population density and the minimum or critical population size (2012)

Variations in the population of big carnivores depending on hunting pressure (2012)

Maximum admissible game population density and the minimum or critical population size (2011)

Variations in the population of big carnivores depending on hunting pressure (2011)

Maximum admissible game population density and the minimum or critical population size (2010)

Research on the condition of big carnivores

Assessing the hunting trophies and organizing the national exhibition of hunting trophies

Population development of Latvia’s game mammals and the factors affecting them

Evaluating the hunting trophies, preparing a manual for trophy evaluation and support to the exhibitions of hunting trophies

Monitoring of big carnivores (2009)

Monitoring of even-toed ungulates (elk, red deer) (2009)

Developing a database for the research in game management over the past 15 years

Feeding ecology of game animals and parasite fauna in the food chain

The population structure dynamics of game animals

Monitoring of even-toed ungulates (elk, red deer) (2008)

Evaluating the hunting trophies and organizing regional exhibitions

Monitoring of big carnivores

Comparison of the methods of game population estimates in the Rumba Hunting District, using long-term inventory data

Developing a method for sustainable management of even-toed ungulate populations