Proceedings IDC22 published
In 2022, the 11th International Dormouse Conference (IDC) took place in Svilengrad, Bulgaria, in the centre of the realm of Roach’s mouse-tailed dormouse (Myomimus roachi). About 100 people attended the…
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Again wildfires in Dormouse habitat
For the second year in a row, wildfires destroyed habitat of Roach’s Mouse-tailed Dormouse in Bulgaria. It happened in 2023 also, and the effect was devastating. Nedko Nedyalkov, who has…
Wildfire destroys Mouse-tailed dormouse habitat
Wildfires threatened the only existing population of Roach’s mouse-tailed dormouse in Bulgaria this summer. Action is needed to save this dormouse for Europe’s fauna.
First Mouse-tailed dormice radio-tagged
Since its rediscovery in 2017, The Habitat Foundation supports the research and conservation of Roach’s Mouse-tailed dormouse (Myomimus roachi) in Bulgaria. In the area where the dormouse was found, we…
11th International Dormice Conference 2022
Every three years, scientists, conservationists, naturalists and volunteers gather to exchange knowledge and experience on dormice (Gliridae). In 2022, The Habitat Foundation, together with the National Museum of Natural History…
11th International Dormice Conference
Every three years, scientists, conservationists, naturalists and volunteers gather to exchange knowledge and experience on dormice (Gliridae). In 2022, The Habitat Foundation, together with the National Museum of Natural History…
IDC 2022 begins
The 11th International Dormice Conference starts today. This time the conference takes place in the southeast of Bulgaria, in the realm of Roach’s Mouse-tailed Dormouse (Myomimus roachi). Nedko Nedyalkov of…
Grant for Mouse-tailed dormouse project
The Irish National Parks and Wildlife Service, in the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage supports the research on Roach’s mouse-tailed dormouse (Myomimus roachi). In 2017 we started a…
International Dormouse Conference 2022
You are invited to take part in the XIth International Dormouse Conference 2022 in Svilengrad, Bulgaria. The conference will take place from May 9th till 13th, 2022. For more info…
A lazy dormouse
Missing for almost 40 years the Mouse-tailed dormouse (Myomimus roachi Bate 1937) was rediscovered in 2017 when during a routine field survey a single specimen was caught. In the following…