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.
Categorie: News
Garden Dormouse Conservation Initiative
The garden dormouse is losing terrain in Europe. Since 1978 it disappeared from half of its range. Mammal Conservation Europe started a Europe-wide initiative to stop the decline. The garden…
Is the marbled polecat in North Macedonia?
On the 6th of August 2022, Jeffrey Peereboom from the Habitat Foundation visited North Macedonia to meet Aleksandar Stojanov and Aleksandar Pavlov of the Macedonian Ecological Society. The visit, which…
EU Nature Restoration Law
Mammal Conservation Europe reacted to the proposal for a Nature Restoration Law adopted by the European Commission. This new proposal addresses damaged ecosystems, improving food security and tackling the biodiversity…
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…
Telescope for Wildlife Montenegro
The Habitat Foundation supports nature researchers and conservationists in Eastern Europe. The support can be simple but nevertheless important. Recently, a telescope was donated to the NGO Wildlife Montenegro. Wildlife…
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…
Bat migration routes in Europe
Wind farms are being built all over Europe to provide us with energy in the future when fossil fuels run out. However, those wind farms can cause collisions among bats,…
Red Book of Portuguese Mammals
Red Lists are essential tools for the active and efficient management of species and habitats. In the last revision of the Red Book of Vertebrates of Continental Portugal (2005), 28…