President Milanović Receives Croatian Ranger Association Delegation
The President of the Republic Zoran Milanović received a delegation of the Croatian Ranger Association on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of its foundation. The Association was founded ten years ago, in September 2010, with the goal of promoting the activities of on-site officials who care for the conservation of natural resources.
The members of the Croatian Ranger Association informed President Milanović of their activities including the problems they encounter in the scope of their work. One of them is the reckless disposal of waste in conservation areas for which there are no appropriate sanctions, as was noted at the meeting. However, in talking about their voluntary commitment as rangers, the members of the Association underlined that conservation includes a great deal more than concern about waste disposal.
Rangers in Croatia are nature protectors who carry out direct supervision of conservation areas, and are employed in public institutions that manage national parks, nature parks or protected areas in counties. Croatia numbers some 150 rangers. The Association is member of the International Ranger Federation that comprises more than 60 national associations around the world.
Attending the meeting with the President were the president of the Association and chief ranger in the Public Institution Maksimir Branko Štivić, Association secretary and chief ranger in Medvednica Nature Park Martina Jurjević Varga, Association treasurer and chief ranger in Žumberak-Samoborsko gorje Nature Park Damir Otmačić, Association liquidator and chief ranger in Vransko jezero Nature Park Dario Rogić, chief ranger in Brijuni National Park Stjepan Sušac, ranger in Papuk Nature Park Miroslav Mesić and ranger in the Public Institution Maksimir Lana Jelić.
PHOTO: Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia / Tomislav Bušljeta