LIFE AMPHICON project team has started conducting hands-on workshops, aiming to educate pupils and students about different amphibian species, their habitat and the causes for them becoming endangered....
The coordinating beneficiary Municipality of Grosuplje, the associated beneficiary Kozjanski Park and the cofinancer Municipality of Bistrica ob Sotli have signed a cofinancing agreement for the project LIFE AMPHICON. ...
In Kozjanski Park, we dug an educational pond at Primary School Lesično, which will be an excellent teaching accessory....
The website of the Coordination centre for amphibians in Slovenia (CCA) is primarily intended for the presentation and review of activities about conservation of the amphibians and their habitats in Slovenia ...
We started with the renovation of the old tratched roof of the homestead next to the pond in Trebče. This pond is settled in an abandoned Bistrica River branch, which is by far the most important spawning ground for many amphibians in the spring. ...
Rainy weather in the coming weeks will stimulate the amphibian spring migrations. On their migration from hibernation to breeding sites, amphibians are frequently victims of roadkills since roads often intersect their traditional migratory routes. ...
In order to educate and raise the awareness about the project, its activities, and the project areas an indoor amphibian exhibition will be set up. The first three roll ups have been completed....
On 11 February 2021, the external monitor Mitja Kaligarič, PhD from NEEMO organization visited the LIFE AMPHICON project, this time virtually. During the online monitoring visit, the progress by individual project actions was reviewed abd explanations were given related to the administration and financial aspect...
Between 12th and 14th January, some of the LIFE AMPHICON project team members attended the online IENE 2020 (Infra Eco Network Europe) International Conference, with the main theme »LIFE LINES – Linear Infrastructure Networks with Ecological Solutions«....
Educational and awareness raising activities represent crucial support to concrete conservation actions, bringing information about the importance of species conservation and habitat restoration closer to both target groups and the general public....