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World Wetlands Day in Opuzen Elementary School

Collaborative workshop on sustainable fishing practices

In November, partners held a collaborative workshop on sustainable fishing practices in the Balkan Terrapin habitats.

First hatchlings at the Zagreb Zoo

Gravid Balkan Terrapins females, collected during field research in June from Dubrovnik-Neretva County, were carefully transported to the Zagreb Zoological Garden.

First year of the project and third live consortium meeting

One year from the beginning of the project, on October 2nd, 2023, partners gathered at the Entrepreneurship Centre of the Dubrovnik-Neretva County for the third live meeting.

LIFE for Mauremys collaborations and experiences

On June 27, 2023, we had the opportunity to meet with Fotini Vrettou and Zoi Mylona.

Mitigating unsustainable fishery and patenting selective fish trap

To restore habitats and mitigate direct threats to the Balkan Terrapin population in Croatia, we are collaborating with fishermen and experts to design, manufacture, and test a new type of fishing net.

Field visit with Dinara back to LIFE

To enhance their knowledge and learn from other projects' experiences in restoring small water bodies, project partners visited Ivan Budinski, Tomislav Sotinac, and Melani Glavinić from Association BIOM on Dinara.

Field teams of all LIfe for Mauremys partners in action: summer 2023

The teams of project partners conducted extensive field research on Balkan Terrapins in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County from June 12th to 17th.

Invasive turtle species in Croatia

With the arrival of spring, turtle activity increases and the project team is more active in Work package 4 (task 4.2.)

World turtle day in ZOO

In anticipation of World Turtle Day, celebrated annually on May 23rd, Mauremys Day was held at the Zoological Garden of Zagreb.

Workshops in Ston, Slano and in Grudi in Konavle

In April, the Public Institution for Management of Protected Natural Areas of the Dubrovnik-Neretva County hosted the project partners and stakeholders from Dubrovnik-Neretva County.

Consortium meeting of LIFE for Mauremys project partners

28.03.2023. in the premises of the Great Hall of the Faculty of Agriculture Zagreb, the project coordinator in cooperation with other partners held a Consortium meeting.

Expert workshop at the Zoological Garden of Zagreb

As a part of the LIFE for Mauremys project, on March 15, Zagreb Zoo hosted a workshop to build on the knowledge about breeding of endangered reptiles and restoring their populations in nature.