Distribution of mammal sightings in southeastern Europe in the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF.org)
SE Europe is considered a biodiversity hotspot, including mammals. How do we know for sure? The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF.org) shows some gaps! How can we change this? Come to the Small Mammal Conservation Conference to find out.
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#SMCC #mammal
The energy transition: Does it leave room for mammals? Small Mammal Conservation Conference 21-25 September 2026 Sofia, Bulgaria Photos: European hamster (Yves Adams / Vilda); solar park (Benoît Deschasaux / Unsplash) https://smcc.habitatfoundation.org/
The energy transition is a prerequisite for an independent Europe, but please not at the expense of our fellow earth dwellers. Discuss ways to preserve their habitat at the Small Mammal Conservation Conference.
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#mammal #SMCC #energy #LIFE #habitatloss #rodent #shrew #wind
Small Malla Conservation Conference 21-25 September 2026 Sofia, Bulgaria Photos: Rollin Verlinde / Vilda
Good news: the deadline for early bird registration to the Small Mammal Conservation Conference is moved to the 18th of April.
Register and discuss with fellow mammal lovers about ways to make the invisible small mammals noticed.
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Photos: Rollin Verlinde / Vilda
#SMCC
Small Mammal Conservation Conference Sofia, Bulgaria, 21-25 September 2026 Photos: Nedko Nedyalkov (burned forest) and Rollin Verlinde / Vilda (hazel dormouse).
Tomorrow is the last day for early birds to register for the Small Mammal Conservation Conference: smcc.habitatfoundation.org
Photos: Nedko Nedyalkov (burned forest) and Rollin Verlinde / Vilda (hazel dormouse)
#discovermammals #mammal #mouse #dormouse #shrew #rabbit #hare #Bulgaria #rat #SMCC
Small Mammal Conservation Conference, September 2026 Sofia, Bulgaria https://smcc.habitatfoundation.org/ Photo: Striped field-mouse (Rollin Verlinde / Vilda)
No rodents = no food for many birds of prey. That's why in the LIFE for falcons project, the focus is on purchasing and managing habitat for #rodents and reintroducing rodents to areas where they've disappeared.
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#discovermammals #mouse #rat #mice #vole #Bulgaria #SMCC
Small Mammal Conservation Conference, 21-25 September. Sofia, Bulgaria
Registration for the Small Mammal Conservation Conference is open: smcc.habitatfoundation.org
Submit your abstracts for talks (15 minutes), speed talks (5 minutes) and posters about small mammal conservation and research.
#discovermammals #LIFE #Bulgaria #Sofia
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36th European Mustelid Colloquium in Poland, 6-9 October 2026..
Two weeks to submit your abstract to the European Mustelid Colloquium in Poland, and purchase early-bird tickets.
www.vwt.org.uk/36th-europea...
#discovermammals #mustelids #marten #weasel #polecat #ermine #stoat #Poland #Białowieża
Small Mammal Conservation Conference. Bulgaria, 21-25 September 2026. https://smcc.habitatfoundation.org
The scientific committee of the Small Mammal Conservation Conference is known. Eleven scientists from eight countries will check the submitted abstracts for oral and poster presentations. Submit your abstract and register as early bird before April
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#SMCC #discovermammals
Nice summary of long distance insect migration in the Guardian today with fancy graphics www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Want to share your work on mustelids?
We're hosting the 36th European Mustelid Colloquium in collaboration with @mripas.bsky.social and Białowieża Ecology Conference.
Register and find out more:
www.vwt.org.uk/36th-europea...
NEW PUBLICATION!
Long time coming — now out: the results of our pilot spring raptor counts in Batumi! Read about seasonal contrasts in raptor migration, the eastern Black Sea coast as a principal spring flyway, and much more. 🦅
Paper: doi.org/10.5253/arde...
#ornithology @batumiraptorcount.org
Thank you @sarahdalgulls.bsky.social for reposting.
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Thank you @stefaniyak2.bsky.social for reposting.
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Little help for big results. A donation by a local mammal working group helped the NGO Wildlife Montenegro buy wildlife cameras to search for the #Balkan snow vole, a rare mammal species in Europe.
Your help is welcome too.
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#discovermammals #Montenegro #vole
Little help for big results. A donation by a local mammal working group helped the NGO Wildlife Montenegro buy wildlife cameras to search for the #Balkan snow vole, a rare mammal species in Europe.
Your help is welcome too.
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#discovermammals #Montenegro #vole
Do you come @iucn-small-mammals.bsky.social?
The conference is organised by The Habitat Foundation, in cooperation with the Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds and the University of Tübingen, within the framework of the LIFE project “Securing the recovery of the endangered Saker Falcon in Bulgaria and Southern Romania” (LIFE20 NAT/BG/1162), www.SaveRaptors.org. The LIFE project will cover the costs of catering and printed materials during the conference.
Registration for the Small Mammal Conservation Conference is open: smcc.habitatfoundation.org
Submit your abstracts for talks (15 minutes), speed talks (5 minutes) and posters about small mammal conservation and research.
#discovermammals #LIFE #Bulgaria #Sofia @zoogdiervereniging.bsky.social
Small Mammal Conservation Conference. (Images of Romanian hamster and Souslik by Bram Conings - https://www.bramconings.be/)
We are proud to announce the 1st Small Mammal Conservation Conference in Europe. The conference will be held in Sofia, Bulgaria, in September 2026. It is one of the activities of the LIFE for Falcons project: saveraptors.org. We will let you know when the registration starts.
Roach’s mouse-tailed dormouse is in Topolovgrad today. Come and meet her at the Imperial Eagle Festival.
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#discovermammals #Sakar #children #puppet #theater #dormouse #Bulgaria
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Roach's mouse-tailed dormouse, one of Europe's rarest mammals, is at the Imperial Eagle Festival in Topolovgrad.
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#discovermammals #dormouse #Bulgaria #Sakar
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The EU must stay on track." It shows a line graph of EU net greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 to 2050. The pink line represents actual emissions from 1990 to 2020, showing a steady decline, with the 2020 actual emissions slightly below the 2020 target (marked with a yellow dot). A dotted blue line projects further reductions toward the EU’s climate goals: the 2030 target, the 2040 target, and the 2050 target, which reaches net zero. Text at the top says, “We’re halfway, we can’t stop now.” The source is the European Environment Agency (EEA).
The EU is on track to do its part to protect the climate by 2050 but we can’t stop pushing for it!
🇪🇺 Next week, the European Council is discussing climate targets that they will bring at COP30.
We urge them to make them ambitious.
To protect the climate is to protect Europe.
You want to learn more about Roach's mouse-tailed dormouse, one of Europe's rarest mammals? Come to the Imperial Eagle Festival in Topolovgrad: eaglefest.bg
#discovermammals #dormouse #dormice #Sakar #Bulgaria #sleep #festival #Topolovgrad #Svilengrad
Roach's mouse-tailed dormouse (Myomimus roachi). Photo: Bram Conings (https://www.bramconings.be)
Meet Roach’s mouse-tailed dormouse: thehabitatfoundation.org/news/
One of Europe’s rarest mammals comes to the imperial eagle festival in Topolovgrad on October 18.
Photo: Bram Conings (www.bramconings.be)
@ptes-org.bsky.social
#discovermammals #dormouse #dormice #advocacy #festival
Фондация Хабитат идва на Фестивал на царския орел за вълнуваща среща на живо! 🦅
На 18 октомври в Тополовград ще ви разкажем за един по-малък, но много значим герой на Сакар - мишевидния сънливец.🐭
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#discovermammals #dormouse #сънливец #Sakar #Bulgaria #България #Сакар #festival #фестивал
Roach's mouse-tailed dormouse (Myomimus roachi). Photo: Bram Conings (https://www.bramconings.be)
Meet Roach’s mouse-tailed dormouse: thehabitatfoundation.org/news/
One of Europe’s rarest mammals comes to the imperial eagle festival in Topolovgrad on October 18.
Photo: Bram Conings (www.bramconings.be)
@ptes-org.bsky.social
#discovermammals #dormouse #dormice #advocacy #festival
➡️ Pour plus d’informations, consultez notre page dédiée et retrouvez les contacts du réseau ainsi que l'annuaire des centres de soins pour la faune sauvage : www.sfepm.org/sos-chauves-souris.html
Broadening participation in the National Bat Monitoring Programme - we are working to understand the motivations and challenges that different communities face tin getting involved in our citizen science projects www.bats.org.uk/our-work/nat... @jncc.bsky.social
Be quick. The end of the month is near.
#discovermammals #bats #Chiroptera #UK #conference #BCT
When you spend most of your time underground, people tend to forget you and then, one day, you've gone extinct. Please help me before it is too late. Donate (scan the QR code or go to www.gofundme.com/f/save-some-...).
#discovermammals #MCE #molerat #Spalax #Romania #Ukraine #donate #ECM9 #blind
#discovermammals in Europe.
#lynx