Characteristics of the hunting behavior of the Redfooted Falcon (Falco vespertinus) in South-Eastern Bulgaria

Hunting behavior was studied in a small breeding population of Red-footed Falcons in SE-Bulgaria and in a transitory migrants of the same species. A total of seven types of hunting strategies were performed by the Red-fo...

Species composition and conservation of small mammals (Mammalia: Erinaceomorpha, Soricomorpha, Lagomorpha, Rodentia) in Vrachanska Planina Mountains

A review on the composition of the small mammals in Vrachanska Planina Mts. was completed using published and author’s data. A total of 27 species occur within the territory. All of the species found are typical for the...

Species composition of the Amphibians and Reptiles in the Natura 2000 Site „Oranovski Prolom - Leshko”, Bulgaria

The Natura 2000 site „Oranovski Prolom - Leshko” (BG0001022) was studied in Jul 2013-Dec 2017 in order to supplement and summarize the information about the diversity and distribution of the herpetofauna. Two new species...

 Случаи на морфологична аномалия на тестиса при бялата риба (Sander lucioperca Linnaeus, 1758) в яз. Тополница (Средна гора, България)

New earthworm (Megadrili: Lumbricidae) records from Bulgaria with the first finding of Dendrobaena platyura (Fitzinger, 1833) in the country

Results of recent earthworm collectings in Bulgaria are presented. During the investigations altogether 18 species have been registered. Dendrobaena platyura (Fitzinger, 1833) is a new record for the country, and with D....