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…
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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.
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…
A new species for the Greek fauna
While analysing the content of owl pellets from the district of Evros (Greece) researchers stumbled upon a very rare species: Myomimus roachi or the Mouse-tailed dormouse. The first recording of…
The first Mouse-tailed dormice of the year are caught
The new nest boxes were just placed and the first Mouse-tailed dormouse was already found in one of them. A few days later three more animals were found in the…
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,…