Publications and presentations

Janská S., Rigg R., Adamec M., Kalaš M. & Stevens K.B. (2012). Brown bear mortality on roads and railways in Slovakia: patterns, trends, factors. In: IENE international conference on Safeguarding ecological functions across transport infrastructure. Book of abstracts. Potsdam, Germany: 199. PDF (2.8 MB)

Chovanová A. (2012). Brown bear conservation in Slovakia: tourism opportunity or threat? Bachelors thesis. Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge. 45 pp. PDF (0.6 MB)

Rijáková V. (2012). Charakteristika druhu Ursus arctos, história a súèasný stav jeho populácie na území Slovenskej republiky. Bakalárska práca. Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave. 85 pp. PDF (1.5 MB)

Rigg R. (2012). Human-bear conflicts in the Carpathian Mountains of Slovakia. Poster presentation at the 4th International Human-Bear Conflicts Workshop PDF (1.4 MB)

Štefánek M. (2011). Zberné nádoby na komunálny odpad odolné proti voľne žijúcim zvieratám. Ročníkový projekt - Ekotechnika. Technická univerzita vo Zvolene. 24 pp. PDF (1.2 MB)

Rigg R., Finďo S., Wechselberger M., Gorman M., Sillero-Zubiri C. & Macdonald D.W. (2011). Mitigating carnivore-livestock conflict in Europe: lessons from Slovakia. Oryx 45(2): 272-280. PDF (0.3 MB) © Cambridge University Press.

Rigg R. (2010). Pastevečtí psi. Praktická příručka pro chovatele ovcí a koz. (Livestock guarding dogs. A practical guide for sheep and goat breeders.) Hnutí Duha, Olomouc. 48 pp. (in Czech) PDF (5.6 MB)

Rigg R. & Sillero C. (2010). Developing an HCC mitigation toolbox: a strategy for managing human-carnivore conflict in East Georgia. Fauna & Flora International, Cambridge, UK & Nacres, Tbilisi, Georgia. 55 pp.

Morris J. (2010). The reintroduction of wolves (Canis lupus) into Scotland and their possible effect on the existing, struggling capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) population. Masters thesis. University of Glamorgan. 70 pp.

Janská S. (2010). Brown bear vehicle collisions in Western Carpathian Mountains, Slovakia. Masters thesis. Royal Veterinary College, University of London. 33 pp.

Rigg R. & Sillero C. (2010). Baseline survey of human-carnivore conflict. Fauna & Flora International, Cambridge, UK & Nacres, Tbilisi, Georgia. 54 pp.

Rigg R. & Adamec M. (2010). Status and hunting management of the brown bear in the Western Carpathians. In: 19th international conference on bear research and management. Book of abstracts, Nacres, Tbilisi, Georgia: 123. PDF (2.2 MB)

Rigg R. & Morley R. (2010). Don’t shoot! Developing alternative solutions to resolving bear-human conflict in Slovakia. In: 19th international conference on bear research and management. Book of abstracts, Nacres, Tbilisi, Georgia: 122. PDF (2.2 MB)

Rigg R. & Adamec M. (2009). Conservation and management of the brown bear (Ursus arctos) in the Western Carpathians. In: 2nd European congress of conservation biology. Conservation biology and beyond: from science to practice. Book of abstracts, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic: 206.

Rigg R. (2009). Ten years’ experience of conservation and research work on large carnivores. In: Large carnivores: management, research and public relation strategies of the protected areas. Alpine-Carpathian international colloquium, Liptovský Ján, Slovakia.

Finnegan S. (2009). Seasonal dynamics in the prevalence of Baylisascaris transfuga ova in the faeces of the brown bear (Ursus arctos) in Slovkia. Diploma thesis. University of Veterinary Medicine in Košice. 54 pp. PDF (2.9 MB)

Sorensen O.J., Totsas M., Solstad T. & Rigg R. (2008). Predation by a golden eagle on a brown bear cub. Ursus 19(2): 190-193. PDF (0.2 MB)

Rigg R. (2008). Početnost, odstrel a ochrana vlka dravého (Canis lupus) v Slovenských Karpatoch – privela ci málo? (Abundance, hunting and protection of the wolf (Canis lupus) in the Slovak Carpathians – too much or not enough?) Výskum a ochrana cicavcov na Slovensku VIII: 200-213. (in Slovak with English abstract.)

Rigg R. & Adamec M. (2008). Stav a manažment medveďa hnedého (Ursus arctos) na Slovensku. (Status and management of the brown bear (Ursus arctos) in Slovakia.) Výskum a ochrana cicavcov na Slovensku VIII: 171-187. (in Slovak with English abstract.)

Rigg R. & Ondruš S. (2008). Štruktúra a dynamika populácie kamzíka vrchovského tatranského (Rupicapra rupicapra tatrica) v Nízkych Tatrách. (Structure and dynamics of the Tatra chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra tatrica) population in the Low Tatras.) Výskum a ochrana cicavcov na Slovensku VIII: 141-158. (in Slovak with English abstract.)

Findo S., Rigg R. & Skuban M. (2008). The wolf in Slovakia. In: Perspectives of wolves in Central Europe. Proceedings from the conference held on 9th April 2008 in Malenovice, Beskydy Mts., Czech Republic. Kutal M. & Rigg R. eds. Hnuti Duha, Olomouc: 15-24. PDF (3.3 MB)

Kutal M. & Rigg R. eds. (2008). Perspectives of wolves in Central Europe. Proceedings from the conference held on 9th April 2008 in Malenovice, Beskydy Mts., Czech Republic. Hnuti Duha, Olomouc. 48 pp. PDF (3.3 MB)

Rigg R. (2008). Coexistence with bears and wolves in Slovakia: possible solutions to ongoing problems decades after recovery. Of wolves, bears and men: European initiatives for coexistence and devlopment. LifeCoex Symposium, Luchon, France.

Jób M. (2007). Uplatnenie environmentálneho manažérstva v ochrane ohrozených druhov fauny – návrh manažmentu ochrany medveda hnedého na príklade územia obce Staré Hory. Diplomová práca. Univerzita Mateja Bela, Banská Bystrica. 101 pp. PDF (1.2 MB)

Rigg R. & Adamec M. (2007). Status, ecology and management of the brown bear (Ursus arctos) in Slovakia. Slovak Wildlife Society, Liptovský Hrádok. 128 pp. PDF (2.8 MB)

Rigg R. & Gorman M. (2006). Potrava medveda hnedého (Ursus arctos): nové vysledky z Tatranskej oblasti a porovnanie metód výskumu. (Diet of brown bears (Ursus arctos): new results from the Tatras region and a comparison of research methods.) Výskum a ochrana cicavcov na Slovensku VII: 61-79. (in Slovak with English abstract.) PDF (0.2 MB)

Rigg R. & Gorman M. (2006). Predácia velkých šeliem na ovce na Slovensku. (Predation on sheep by large carnivores in Slovakia.) Výskum a ochrana cicavcov na Slovensku VII: 81-89. (in Slovak with English abstract.) PDF (0.1 MB)

Betková S. & Rigg R. (2006). Projekt B.E.A.R.S. – "Vzdelávanie, informovanost a výskum medvedov na Slovensku". (The BEARS Project: Bear Education, Awareness and Research in Slovakia.) Výskum a ochrana cicavcov na Slovensku VII: 91-94. (in Slovak with English abstract.) PDF (0.1 MB)

Paunovic M. & Cirovic D. (2006). Viability increase and recovery of brown bear Ursus arctos L. 1758 population in northeastern Serbia. Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade. 52 pp. PDF (11.7 MB)

Domokos C., Kecskés A. & Rigg R. (2006). Bear-human conflicts in Romania’s Carpathian Mountains. International Bear News 15(1): 16-17.

Wechselberger M., Rigg R. & Betková S. (2005). Factors influencing public perception of large carnivores in Slovakia. In: 16th international conference on bear research and management. Book of abstracts, Centro Duplicazioni Provincia Autonoma di Trento, Trentino, Italy: 23-24.

Betková S. & Rigg R. (2005). The BEARS Project: Bear Education, Awareness and Research in Slovakia. In: 16th international conference on bear research and management. Book of abstracts, Centro Duplicazioni Provincia Autonoma di Trento, Trentino, Italy: 75.

Rigg R. & Gorman M. (2005). Predation on sheep by brown bears (Ursus arctos) in Slovakia. In: 16th international conference on bear research and management. Book of abstracts, Centro Duplicazioni Provincia Autonoma di Trento, Trentino, Italy: 135-136.

Rigg R. & Gorman M. (2005). Diet of European brown bears (Ursus arctos) in agricultural regions and adjoining national parks of Slovakia. In: 16th international conference on bear research and management. Book of abstracts, Centro Duplicazioni Provincia Autonoma di Trento, Trentino, Italy: 24-25.

Wechselberger M., Rigg R. & Betková S. (2005). An investigation of public opinion about the three species of large carnivores in Slovakia: brown bear (Ursus arctos), wolf (Canis lupus) and lynx (Lynx lynx). Slovak Wildlife Society, Liptovský Hrádok. x + 89 pp. PDF (5.4 MB)

Rigg R. (2005). A review of studies on brown bear (Ursus arctos) ecology in relation to home range, habitat selection, activity patterns, social organisation, life histories and population dynamics. Oecologia Montana 14: 47-59. PDF (0.2 MB)

Rigg R. (2005). Status of brown bears in the Ukraine. International Bear News 14(2): 20.

Rigg R. (2005). Wild, captive and illegally traded bears in Central and Eastern Europe. International Bear News 14(2): 21.

Rigg R. (2005). Livestock depredation and livestock guarding dogs in Slovakia. Carnivore Damage Prevention News 8: 17-27.

Rigg R. (2004). Slovakia and Poland: different countries, different attitudes. International Bear News 13(4): 21-23.

Rigg R. & Gorman M. (2004). Spring–autumn diet of wolves (Canis lupus) in Slovakia and a review of wolf prey selection. Oecologia Montana 13(1-2): 30-41.

Rigg R. (2004). The extent of predation on livestock by large carnivores in Slovakia and mitigating carnivore-human conflict using livestock guarding dogs. Masters thesis. Department of Zoology, University of Aberdeen. 263 pp + appendices. PDF (2.5 MB)

Goldová M., Ciberej J. & Rigg R. (2003). Medved hnedý (Ursus arctos) a parazitárne zoonózy. (The brown bear (Ursus arctos) and parasitic zoonoses.) Folia Venatoria 33: 123-127. (in Slovak with English summary.)

Rigg R. (2003). Pastierske strážne psy a zachovanie populácie vlka na Slovensku. (Livestock guarding dogs and conservation of the wolf population in Slovakia.) In: Vlky a rysy v oblasti slovensko-madarských hraníc. (Wolves and lynx in the Slovak-Hungarian border region.) Gadó G.P. & Pacenovský S. eds. WWF Hungary, Budapest, Hungary: 62-70. (in Slovak.)

Rigg R. (2003). Perceptions and reality in conflicts over large carnivores in Slovakia: who’s afraid of what? In: Carpathian workshop on large carnivore conservation. Council of Europe, Strasbourg: 30.

Rigg R. (2003). Využivanie pastierskych strážnych psov na ochranu oviec a kôz pred medvedmi a vlkmi. (The use of livestock guarding dogs to protect sheep and goats from bears and wolves.) In: Komplexné riešenie problému synantropných medvedov (Ursus arctos). (The integrated solution to the problem of nuisance bears (Ursus arctos)). Rigg R. & Baleková K. eds. Sloboda zvierat, Bratislava, Slovakia: 27-40.

Rigg R. & Baleková K. eds. (2003). Komplexné riešenie problému synantropných medvedov (Ursus arctos). (The integrated solution to the problem of nuisance bears (Ursus arctos)). Sloboda zvierat, Bratislava, Slovakia. 142 pp. (in Slovak and English.) PDF (1.2 MB)

Rigg R., Gorman M. & Sillero-Zubiri C. (2003). Livestock guarding dogs and carnivore conservation: A review of the global situation and an example from Slovakia. In: Proceedings of the 2nd international Kangal dog symposium. Ograk Y.Z. ed. Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey: 88-96.

Rigg R. (2003). Livestock guarding dogs and wolf conservation in Slovakia. In: Wolves in the Carpathians: Trans-border protection and management strategies for the Carpathian wolf population - possibilities, threats, and necessary practical actions. Conference held in Bystra, Poland.

Rigg R., Gorman M. & Sillero-Zubiri C. (2003). Livestock guarding dogs and their modern role in large carnivore conservation initiatives. In: World wolf congress 2003. Bridging science and community. Book of abstracts, Banff, Canada: 41.

Rigg R. & Gorman M. (2002). The use of livestock guarding dogs to protect sheep from bears and wolves in Slovakia. In: Living with bears: information, program and abstracts from the 14th international conference on bear research and management. Nord-Trøndelag University College, Steinkjer, Norway: 107.

Rigg R. (2001). Livestock guarding dogs: their current use world wide. IUCN/SSC Canid Specialist Group Occasional Paper No 1 [online] URL: http://www.canids.org/occasionalpapers PDF (0.5 MB)

Rigg R. and Findo S. (2000). Wolves in the Western Carpathians: past, present and future. In: Proceedings of Beyond 2000: Realities of global wolf restoration symposium, Duluth, Minnesota, USA: 95.