1. Human-wolf coexistence in the Baltic Linas Balčiauskas Institute of Ecology of Vilnius University CIC Symposium on Large Carnivores – Belgrade 1 May 2007

2. Wolf number dynamic in Lithuania CIC Symposium on Large Carnivores – Belgrade 1 May 2007

3. Wolf number dynamic in Latvia CIC Symposium on Large Carnivores – Belgrade 1 May 2007

4. Wolf number dynamic in Estonia CIC Symposium on Large Carnivores – Belgrade 1 May 2007

5. Result of co-ordinated survey in 2006: proof for wolf migration across borders CIC Symposium on Large Carnivores – Belgrade 1 May 2007 Latvian data: www.vmd.gov.lv

6. Wolf status in the Baltic countries CIC Symposium on Large Carnivores – Belgrade 1 May 2007

7. Wolf damage in the Baltic countries: Estonia – negligible Latvia – minimal level Lithuania – moderate (compared to C Europe) No unified damage survey No compensations paid CIC Symposium on Large Carnivores – Belgrade 1 May 2007

8. Wolf damage in Lithuania CIC Symposium on Large Carnivores – Belgrade 1 May 2007 1927 - 1929: 1500-6000 heads of cattle, 500-2000 dogs, 500 domestic birds 1956: ca 3000 heads 1958 -1959: less than 400 heads 1995: ca 1000 heads (Bluzma, 1999) 1999 - 2001: minimum 400-1000 heads of cattle 2002: case study in NW Lithuania; prognosis for country - ca. 1000 heads 2003-2004: less than 1000 heads 2005-2006: mere tens (up to 1 hundred)

9. Wolf damage in Lithuania: domestic animals killed, foresters data CIC Symposium on Large Carnivores – Belgrade 1 May 2007 2000-2002 20032004

10. Wolf damage in Lithuania: wild animals killed, foresters data CIC Symposium on Large Carnivores – Belgrade 1 May 2007 2000-2002 20032004

11. Wolf damage in Lithuania: domestic animals killed, data from local administration CIC Symposium on Large Carnivores – Belgrade 1 May 2007 20042003 2000-2002 prior 2000

12. Wolf damage in Lithuania: maximum domestic animals killed, 2000-2004 CIC Symposium on Large Carnivores – Belgrade 1 May 2007

13. Wolf damage in Latvia, 2004 (open dots) CIC Symposium on Large Carnivores – Belgrade 1 May 2007 Source: Ozolins, 2005

14. Wolf damage in Latvia, 2005 (open dots) CIC Symposium on Large Carnivores – Belgrade 1 May 2007 Source: http://www.vmd.gov.lv/?sadala=186

15. CIC Symposium on Large Carnivores – Belgrade 1 May 2007 NORDIC - BALTIC PROJECT “Large carnivores in northern landscapes: an interdisciplinary approach to their regional conservation” 2004-2006 NEW SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE DATA ON DISTRIBUTION DAMAGE ESTIMATION HUMAN DIMENSIONS

16. I will worry for my family, if there are wolves in the forest CIC Symposium on Large Carnivores – Belgrade 1 May 2007

17. Acceptable wolf distances from home CIC Symposium on Large Carnivores – Belgrade 1 May 2007

18. Intentions, how to deal with wolf numbers CIC Symposium on Large Carnivores – Belgrade 1 May 2007

19. Would the presence of wolf cause respondents to loose money CIC Symposium on Large Carnivores – Belgrade 1 May 2007