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Vasko Avukatov
Publications - 12
Citations - 129
Vasko Avukatov is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Balkan lynx. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 11 publications receiving 111 citations.
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Fear of the unknown: local knowledge and perceptions of the Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx in western Macedonia
Nicolas Lescureux,John D. C. Linnell,Sabit Mustafa,Dime Melovski,Aleksandar Stojanov,Gjorge Ivanov,Vasko Avukatov,Manuela von Arx,Urs Breitenmoser +8 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors adopt methods and conceptual frameworks from anthropology to explore the local knowledge and perceptions of lynx among rural hunters and livestock breeders in the western mountains of the Republic of Macedonia in south-east Europe.
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Fear of the unknown: local knowledge and perceptions of the Eurasian lynx
Nicolas Lescureux,John D. C. Linnell,Sabit Mustafa,Dime Melovski,Aleksandar Stojanov,Gjorgje Ivanov,Vasko Avukatov,M. von Arx,Urs Breitenmoser +8 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors adopt methods and conceptual frameworks from anthropology to explore the local knowledge and perceptions of lynx among rural hunters and livestock breeders in the western mountains of the Republic of Macedonia in south-east Europe.
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The king of the forest: Local knowledge about European brown bears (Ursus arctos) and implications for their conservation in contemporary Western Macedonia
Nicolas Lescureux,John D. C. Linnell,Sabit Mustafa,Dime Melovski,Aleksandar Stojanov,Gjorge Ivanov,Vasko Avukatov +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a qualitative approach using semi-structured interviews was adopted to determine how the specific behaviour and ecology of bears can influence, through interactions, local peoples' knowledge and perceptions.
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Important Bird Areas in Macedonia: Sites of Global and European Importance
Metodija Velevski,Ben Hallmann,Bratislav Grubač,Tome Lisičanec,Emilian Stoynov,Emanuel Lisičanec,Vasko Avukatov,Luka Božič,Borut Stumberger +8 more
TL;DR: A revision of the IBA network was needed to update previous inventories for this country, as the bird fauna of the Republic of Macedonia ranks among the least known in Europe, and as data on many species, notably passerines, are still largely missing.
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Using questionnaire surveys and occupancy modelling to identify conservation priorities for the Critically Endangered Balkan lynx Lynx lynx balcanicus
Dime Melovski,Manuela von Arx,Vasko Avukatov,Christine Breitenmoser-Würsten,Marina Đurović,Rafet Elezi,Olivier Gimenez,Bledi Hoxha,Slavcho Hristovski,Gjorgje Ivanov,Alexandros A. Karamanlidis,Tabea Lanz,Kujtim Mersini,Aleksandar Perović,Azem Ramadani,Bardh Sanaja,Parsim Sanaja,Gabriel Schwaderer,Annette Spangenberg,Aleksandar Stojanov,Aleksandër Trajçe,Urs Breitenmoser +21 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors conducted 1,374 questionnaire surveys throughout the potential range of the Balkan lynx to evaluate human-lynx interactions and identify potential threats, and determine the probability of site use in 207 grid cells through occupancy modelling.