THE BULGARIAN BROWN BEAR MANAGEMENT PLAN–PROCESS OF CREATION, LEVEL OF NEEDED KNOWLEDGE AND CHALLENGES

摘要: Zlatanova D., Dutsov A., Valchev K., Genov P. & Voeten M.(2008): The Bulgarian brown bear management plan–process of creation, level of needed knowledge and challenges. Proceedings of the III Congress of Ecologists of the Republic of Macedonia with International Participation, 06-09.10. 2007, Struga. Special issues of Macedonian Ecological Society, Vol. 8, Skopje.The accession of Bulgaria in EU in 2007 put severe demands on law changes and fulfillment of obligations to comply with the European standards. One of the most important recommendations to each EU country with populations of brown bear is to prepare a national brown bear management plan which will comply with the EU and local laws.