87 Mammal species in Montenegro
Considering mammals, Montenegro is one of the least studied countries in Europe. The NGO Wildlife Montenegro is working hard to change this. In 2020, despite Corona challenges the Wildlife Montenegro…
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Field equipment for researchers in Montenegro
Wildlife Montenegro received 50 Longworth live traps from the Dutch Mammal Society for their research on the distribution of small mammals in Montenegro. Situated in the Balkan, Montenegro hosts a…
Volunteering for Salviamo l’Orso in the Italian Apennines
Salviamo L’Orso is looking for passionate, dedicated and hardworking volunteers and interns (age ≥ 18) to assist in our aim to protect the critically endangered Italian Marsican brown bear.
A new EU Biodiversity Strategy
Recently, the European Commission has adopted the new EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and an associated Action Plan – a comprehensive, ambitious, long-term plan for protecting nature and reversing the…
Holohil radio transmitters for Mouse-tailed dormouse
For more than 35 years Holohil provides state-of-the-art radio-tracking equipment to wildlife researchers. Recently, the company donated 10 transmitters to the Mouse-tailed dormouse project in Bulgaria.
Bush bandits for Marbled polecat
The Marten Foundation donated 10 so-called bush bandits for research on the Marbled polecat in Montenegro.
National species action plan for the Mouse-tailed dormouse
The Mouse-tailed dormouse is one of the rarest mammals in the Western Palearctic. Because of its small distribution area, it is categorised as vulnerable in the IUCN Red List. It…
Field equipment for researchers in North Macedonia
The Dutch Mammal Society donated 50 Longworth live traps to mammal researchers in North Macedonia. A small questionnaire among mammal workers (organisations and individuals) in Eastern Europe in 2016 revealed…
Mustelids in the Balkans
The Habitat Foundation is setting up a platform to collate the knowledge about mustelids on the Balkan peninsula. The platform will be the place where researchers, ecologists, volunteers and enthusiasts…
30 Mouse-tailed dormice!
Last summer, during fieldwork in SE Bulgaria, 30 Mouse-tailed dormice were caught in live traps. Quite a lot for a species that was thought to be almost extinct in Bulgaria.…