At the Danish LIFE AMPHICON project site the population of Fire-bellied toad (Bombina bombina) was in critical condition before project start. Only two calling males were heard during the baseline monitoring in 2020....
It turned out that one of the newts, which we caught in Ortmann's funnel trap on May 19, 2023, hatched, developed, and metamorphosed in the breeding station in Podsreda....
After a very successful first season of supportive breeding for Triturus carnifex at the breeding station in Podsreda, we tried to continue with the success this year. From the collected eggs, 141 larvae hatched and were released into newly excavated ponds in Jovsi in August...
This season of supportive breeding in the breeding station in Kozjanski Park was successful again. More than 100 larvae of the Triturus carnifex were raised this year. On Wednesday, September 6, we accompanied 92 young ones to their new life in Jovsi. The rest of...
On Wednesday, September 6, 2023, we will gather at 11 a.m. in front of the Information Room in Kapele. After a short presentation of the project activities, we will accompany the young individuals to their new life in Jovsi....
The first year of population reinforcement for Triturus carnifex with supportive breeding was a great success. With the help and knowledge of project partners from Denmark and Germany, we bred 166 larvae, which we later released as young individuals in project area Natura 2000 Dobrava...
Population reinforcement with supportive breeding in breeding stations is already a well established technique in Denmark and Germany. Their knowledge and experience will be transferred to Slovenia, where we are establishing the first breeding station in our country....
Supportive breeding is an important measure for the conservation of small and endangered fire-bellied toad populations. ...
The populations of fire-bellied toads in project areas of Denmark and Slovenia are very small. According to the monitoring, up to 5 calling males were heard in the Taarup Strand project area in Denmark and the Jovsi area in Slovenia....