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 fyke net.
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.
The teams of project partners conducted extensive field research on Balkan Terrapins in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County from June 12th to 17th.
With the arrival of spring, turtle activity increases and the project team is more active in Work package 4 (task 4.2.)
In anticipation of World Turtle Day, celebrated annually on May 23rd, Mauremys Day was held at the Zoological Garden of Zagreb.
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.
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.
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.
The first NEEMO supervision visit of the LIFE for Mauremys project was held.
The first consortium meeting (kick-off) of the LIFE for Mauremys project was held in Dubrovnik
Mauremys rivulata - conservation of the umbrella species of the Mediterranean wetlands in Dubrovnik - Neretva County, LIFE21-NAT-HR-LIFE for Mauremys