Balkan Mammal Network
On 10-12 May 2018 28 representatives of nature research and conservation institutes came together in Bankya, Bulgaria to talk about the conservation of mammals on the Balkans. They represented 8 countries…
Categorie: Bulgaria
Nest boxes for Mouse-tailed dormouse
The Mouse-tailed dormouse (Myomimus roachi) is one of the five dormouse species in Europe. It is probably one of the rarest rodent species in the Western Palearctic and it is…
Boyan Petrov (1973-2018), bat researcher
On the third of May 2018 Boyan Petrov left Camp-3 for the final ascent to the top of Shishapangma (8,027 m). It would have been his eleventh eight-thousander. His goal…
Citizen science goes East
In May 2018 representatives of mammal research and conservation organisations from 10 Balkan countries will gather in Sofia, Bulgaria, to discuss possibilities to give mammal conservation in Southeastern Europe a…
Nedko Nedyalkov at the International Dormouse Conference
Thanks to several private donations and a grant of the organizing committee, Nedko Nedyalkov could present his findings about the extremely rare Roach’s mouse-tailed dormouse (Myomimus roachi) at the 10th…
Rare Dormouse finally found in Bulgaria
The presence of the rarest mammal species of Europe – the Roach’s Mouse-tailed Dormouse (Myomimus roachi) is confirmed! He is here! It was already thought that this species has disappeared,…