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Restoring and improving habitats

Activities aimed at the restoration of habitats and addressing threats to the Croatian population of the Balkan Terrapin are in full swing.

Educational and promotional activities in May and June of 2024

May 23, World Turtle Day, is just around the corner. The LIFE for Mauremys project dedicates this day to educational and promotional activities centered around two main events.

Field visit from project advisor

Live Consortium Meeting of Partners in Zagreb

Year and a half of the LIFE for Mauremys project

Networking Meeting

On February 29, 2024, we participated in a networking meeting of Croatian beneficiaries of LIFE SAP projects - "Results and Effects of LIFE Projects in Croatia," organized by the National Contact Point for the LIFE Program.

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 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.

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.

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.

LIFE for Mauremys collaborations and experiences

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

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.

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.

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.

Invasive turtle species in Croatia

With the arrival of spring, turtle activity increases and the project team is more active in task 4.2.

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.