Work experiences:

[abbreviations: SHS – Societas herpetologica Slovenica; ZGS – Zavod za gozdove Slovenije; CKFF – Center za kartografijo favne in flore; DOPPS – Društvo za opazovanje in proučevanje ptic Slovenije; IZW – Institut für Zoo- und Wildtierforschung (Germany); NIB – Nacionalni inštitut za biologijo; OG – Oddelek za gozdarstvo in obnovljive gozdne vire, Univerza v Ljubljani; LZS – Lovska zveza Slovenije; VF – Veterinarski fakultet, Univerza u Zagrebu (Croatia); ŠOU – Študentska organizacija Univerze v Ljubljani; DŠB – Društvo študentov biologije; DD – Društvo za ohranjanje, raziskovanje in trajnostni razzvoj Dinaridov - Dinaricum]

 
I started actively working in scientific research at the end of high school, when I studied biology of Pleistocene felids in Slovenia, and also won first price at national competition for the best high school research paper. At that time I also regularly participated at paleontological excavations organized by the University of Vienna and the University of Ljubljana. In the first year as an undergraduate student I started actively collaborating with Animal Ecology Research Group on the project on ecology of Wild Cats in Dinaric Mts., under mentorship of prof. dr. Ivan Kos. Later I was also involved in other ecological studies within the research group: ecology of Eurasian Lynx and Grey Wolf in Slovenian Dinaric Mts., conservation genetics of Brown Bears in Slovenia, status of Golden Jackals in Slovenia and Croatia etc. Since 2006 I’m employed as a researcher at Dept. for biology, where I worked on research of Eurasian Lynx within the INTERREG “DinaRis” project, whose main aim is transboundary research and management of Dinaric population of Eurasian lynx in Slovenia and Croatia. At the moment I'm working on four research projects at Dept. of biology and Dept. of forestry at University of Ljubljana:

- ecology of Eurasian lynx in Northern Dinaric Mts.

- telemetry of brown bears and human-bear conflicts in Slovenia

- Life+ SLOWOLF project (Conservation and surveillance of conservation status of wolf (Canis lupus) population in Slovenia)

- 7th Frammework program project: HUNTing for sustainability

I have also participated at several other research projects at other institutions, e.g.: 

- censuses of reptiles for the Atlas of reptiles of Slovenia (SHS, 2002-2008)

- monitoring of Brown Bears in Southern Slovenia (ZGS, 2003)

- monitoring of Italian Agile Frog in Vipava Valley (CKFF, 2003),

- censuses of the breeding birds for the New Slovenian Ornithological Atlas (DOPPS, 2004-2009)

- monitoring of Eagle Owl in Slovenia (DOPPS, 2004-2009), telemetry of Tawny and Ural owls in Dinaric Mts. (NIB, 2005),

- monitoring of raptor migration in the Alps (DOPPS, 2005)

- Cheetah Research Project in Namibia (IZW, 2005-2006),

- ecological studies of the Slovenian alpine lakes (NIB, 2006)

- monitoring of golden jackal in Slovenia and Croatia (DD & DŠB, 2005-2010)

- trapping of Eurasian lynx in the Alps (LZS, 2005-2007),

- monitoring of roe deer in Slovenia (ŠOU, 2007)

- trapping and telemetry of brown bears in Slovenia (OG & ZGS, 2006)

- trapping and telemetry of gray wolves in Croatia (VF, 2007-2009). 

As part of the activities of Slovenian Society of Students of Biology (DŠB) I participated or was mentor in several research summer schools in Slovenia, Croatia and Monte Negro: Dugi otok 2002, Brač 2003, Žirovnica 2003, Črna Gora 2005, Lovrenc na Pohorju 2005, Pelješac 2006, Cerknica 2006, Pag 2007, and Vransko 2007. For DŠB I was also organizing weekend field trips for biology students in 2003 and 2004. Within the Dinaricum Society (DD) I was leading the education projects on large carnivores in 2006 and 2010.. In 2009 I also helped with organization and guiding for the biological excursion to Kenya with University of Salzburg (Austria).