“Our Human-Bear Conflict Radar is the first human-wildlife conflict digital twin at the deployment stage.”

HUMAN-WILDLIFE COEXISTENCE
Written By Rebekka Stutz

Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands - Real-time Risk Radar for preventing human-wildlife conflicts and fostering a peaceful coexistence

Wageningen University & Research, in collaboration with Sensing Clues, the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, WWF Romania and Ukraine, and other Nature FIRST partners, has developed an innovative Human-Bear Conflict Radar. This groundbreaking tool enables stakeholders and communities to monitor and predict potential conflicts with brown bears in real-time, fostering better coexistence.

Screenshot of Human-Bear Risk Radar

The Risk Radar for Bears was first demonstrated live at the Tusnad EcoBear Conference in Romania in October 2024. Our aim is to ensure its effectiveness at pilot sites and scalability across the globe. In the near future, we plan to adapt this technology to develop radars for other species, including elephants, baboons, tigers, and wolves. This project is funded by the European Commission under the HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions (Grant Agreement ID 101060954).

Rebekka Stutz
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