Installation of an electric fence to protect the herd

Electric fencing is an effective modern tool to protect farms from damage wild animals can cause. In European countries, its use is standard practice - the device makes it easier for farmers to manage the herd, protect livestock, and prevent conflicts with wild animals (bears, wolves, and lynxes). Beekeepers also install electric fences to protect hives from uninvited visits by bears.
WWF-Ukraine experts estimate that at least 27 attacks by large predators on local farms and apiaries, were recorded in the Carpathians between 2019 and 2020. The total loss was at over UAH 550,000. From 2018 to 2021, WWF-Ukraine distributed 29 sets of electric fences in the Carpathians and conducted a series of pieces of training for farmers and beekeepers. Fences were installed on farms affected by the attacks. After that, wild animals continued to visit farms, but the attacks stopped.
This video tells about the general principles and stages of installing an electric fence on Dubovyi Kut's farm in the Carpathians. It is conducted by the experts of the operation of equipment. They tell in detail about the elements of the electric fence, as well as the rules of its installation.
The coexistence between people and large carnivores in the Ukrainian Carpathians is possible!
The video was created by WWF-Ukraine within the LIFE EuroLargeCarnivores project.
[Geolocation: Dubovyi Kut, Novy Mizun village, Zakarpattia region, Ukraine]