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
smcc.habitatfoundation.org

#SMCC #discovermammals

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.
thehabitatfoundation.org/cameras-to-c...
#discovermammals #Montenegro #vole

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

Roach’s mouse-tailed dormouse is in Topolovgrad today. Come and meet her at the Imperial Eagle Festival.
thehabitatfoundation.org/meet-roachs-...

#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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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

Фестивал на царския орел Тополовград Ежегодно през октомври Очакваме ви в Тополовград Фестивал на царския орел Не просто фестивал, а празник на природата на Сакар във всичките й форми

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.🐭
eaglefest.bg
#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)

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#discovermammals #dormouse #dormice #advocacy #festival

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

#discovermammals in Greece.

#ecm9 #Greece #wolf #lynx #mammal #conference

#discovermammals with cameras at the 9th European Congress of Mammalogy in Greece.

ecm9.com.

#ECM9 #lynx #cameratrap #mammal #carnivore #Big_Picture

New findings about the diet of three dormice in Bulgaria. Clear differences between two sympatric species: garden and mouse-tailed dormouse. Presentation at ecm9.com.

#discovermammals #dormouse #ECM9 #Bulgaria #diet @ptes-org.bsky.social @stefaniyak2.bsky.social #dormice #DNA

Donate to save Roach's mouse-tailed dormouse (Myomimus roach) for the European fauna.

Can we safe Roach's mouse-tailed dormouse for the European fauna? One of Europe's rarest mammals. You can help. DONATE.
Scan QR code or go to:
thehabitatfoundation.org/projects/nes...

#discovermammals #dormouse #Myomimus #ECM9 #wildfire #Bulgaria #Greece #Turkey #dormice #habitatloss #RestoreNature

Can we safe Roach's mouse-tailed dormouse for the European fauna? A presentation by Svetlana Miteva at the European Congress of Mammalogy. You can help. DONATE:
discovermammals.org/projects/nes...

#discovermammals #dormouse #donate #Myomimus #ECM9 #wildfire #Bulgaria #Greece #Turkey #dormice

Yesterday, during the poster presentation at the European Congress of Mammalogy: the success of the LIFE for falcons project, breeding Romanian hamsters for reintroduction.

#discovermammals #saveraptors #BSPB #IBER #LIFE #ECM9 #hamster #habitatrestoration #prey #falcon #Saker #RestoreNature

First confirmed evidence of 100% vegetarianism in a large carnivore in the world: the wolf!
Presentation at the 9th European Congress of Mammalogy.

#ECM9 #discovermammals #wolf #carnivore #vegetarian #vegan #Canis #food

#discovermammals and AI tomorrow at 6 pm.

#hedgehog #cameratrap #AI #citizenscience #monitoring #webinar

Give our regards to Svetlana Miteva and Dick Bekker. They present the results of our research on Roach's mouse-tailed dormouse and Romanian hamster.

#discovermammals #ecm9 #dormouse #dormice #hamster #reintroduction #wildfires #Bulgaria #Romania #saveraptors

So are we. With presentations about Roach's mose-tailed dormouse and Romanian hamster.

#discovermammals #ECM9 #saveraptors #dormouse #dormice #wildfires #reintroduction #hamster

Romanian hamster (Mesocricetus newtoni) and Roach's mouse-tailed dormouse (Myomimus roachi). Photo's: Rollin Verlinde / Vilda.

We are at the ECM9, and we will present the results of breeding Romanian hamsters in captivity and research on the Roach's mouse-tailed dormouse, two very rare European mammals.
ecm9.com

#BSPB #IBER #LIFE #hamster #dormouse #dormice #Bulgaria #Romania #discovermammals #Saker #saveraptors #EMC9

#discovermammals' marcoecology.

#bats #Chiroptera #macroecology #biodiversity

Beaver family builds dams and saves the Czech Republic 1.2 million Euros in construction costs for a nature reserve.

@zoogdiervereniging.bsky.social
@mammalconeurope.bsky.social
#discovermammals #beaver #dam #watermanagement #Castor #engineering #Czech

Blind mole rats. Want to know more about them? Join this online meeting next month.

@iucn-small-mammals.bsky.social
#discovermammals #Spalax #Nannospalax #Erinaceus #Balkan #Romania #Bulgaria #Ukraine #Serbia #Macedonia #Kosovo #BiH #Albania #Montenegro #Greece #Croatia #Hungary #hedgehog #molerat

Romanian hamster (Mesocricetus newtoni) and Roach's mouse-tailed dormouse (Myomimus roachi). Photo's: Rollin Verlinde / Vilda.

2025 will be an exciting year for two of our projects: the restocking of Romanian hamsters and the survival of Mouse-tailed dormice after wildfires. 😅

thehabitatfoundation.org/endemic-roma...

thehabitatfoundation.org/again-wildfi...

#discovermammals #dormouse #hamster #Bulgaria #LIFEforfalcons