We will elaborate site specific action plans for target species (fire-bellied toad, yellow-bellied toad, Italian crested newt) conservation objectives. They will be brief and will focus on action management, including suggestions for the after-LIFE work (F1.4). Areas for habitat management (C.1, C.2) and priority areas for land purchase (B.1) will be defined. We will estimate population status and specific habitat requirements for target species for every site before the concrete actions will be designed and performed. We will conduct a preoperational amphibian monitoring thorough field inventories of breeding sites, data on distribution and abundance, migration routes, analysis of terrestrial habitats etc. Findings of amphibians on Annex IV of Habitat Directive (moor frog, agile frog, European tree frog) and other species will be noted. All this work is necessary since recent knowledge of local target species populations is missing for all project sites.
Additionally, we will monitor amphibian migrations on selected roads which will result in the preoperational study of amphibians for detailed planning for road tunnels and fences on roads (C.4).
Population reinforcement (C.3) is planned for fire-bellied toad in project areas SI3000268 Dobrava – Jovsi (SI), DK008X192 Søer ved Tårup og Klintholm (DK) and DE2950302 Felchowseegebiet (DE) and work plans will also be produced. Plan for C.3 will include the development of the ex-situ breeding procedures for fire-bellied toad. AMPHI will provide expert assistance, which is essential in order to ensure the success of this action, since it will be realised in Slovenia for the first time.
At the end of spring, we are publishing the results of this year's spring transfers and monitoring of amphibians in the Radensko polje Landscape Park on the road section 1368 Mlačevo–Rašica at Radenskem polju. ...
23 June, 2021
It is warm and sunny in the region of the Lower Oder Valley National Park – the breeding season of the fire-bellied toad has started....
18 June, 2021
The German team (VUO & AMPHI) met for a joint inspection of the project areas around the Felchowsee. All visited locations were documented and their suitability for the (re-)creation of habitats was assessed. More locations were identified for the actionplan (ponds, summer and winter habitats) than the minimal goal of the project. Hence, the starting position for the action plan of 2021 seems very promising. In addition, the riddle about the name "Idiotshill" could be solved. ...
22 December, 2020
Amphibians are heavily dependent on different types of habitats and migrate among them on an annual basis. The most noticed are spring migrations to breeding sites since some species are explosive breeders and they all migrate almost simultaneously. The autumn migration to hibernation sites is more dispersed and takes place at different times. During the spring and autumn migrations, amphibians are frequently victims of the roadkills because roads often intersect their traditional migratory routes....
11 November, 2020
On 17 April 2020, the project partners from the Municipality of Grosuplje and Tourism Grosuplje visited the sites of the Landscape Park of Radensko Polje where the conservation measures for the amphibians and their habitats will be implemented....
08 June, 2020