8 february 2015/ veprinac bird tracks in the snow

8
February 2015/ Veprinac
BIRD TRACKS IN THE SNOW
Although animal lovers most often look for the tracks of mammals in the
snow in winter, the tracks that birds leave can be just as interesting …
[more]

September
2014 / Rijeka – the islands – the coast
MORE ABOUT THE GERANIUM BRONZE BUTTERFLY
Following our report about the spread of the geranium bronze butterfly
(Cacyreus marshalli BUTLER) into the environs of Rijeka, we were contacted
by our associate, photographer Stjepan Janeković, who gave us some
information concerning the first findings of this butterfly on Krk
Island. For the monthly journal Krčki Val he has prepared an interesting
and instructive article featuring stunning photos of this invasive
daytime butterfly … [more]

August
2014 / Rijeka
THE GERANIUM BRONZE, AN INVASIVE TROPICAL
BUTTERFLY, IS SPREADING ACROSS THE RIJEKA REGION
In Croatia, the geranium bronze butterfly (Cacyreus marshalli BUTLER)
was first recorded in the County of Primorje and Gorski Kotar in 2008
on Lošinj Island. In 2011 we sighted the butterfly in the Rijeka region
during a visit to a flower fair. This summer of 2014, the butterfly
has been seen flying in great numbers throughout the Rijeka area,
with it caterpillars causing damage to the leaves of geranium plants
(Pelargonium zonale) … [more]

July
2014/ Rab Island
THE ASSOCIATION BIOM AND PUBLIC INSTITUTION
“PRIRODA” RING LESSER KESTRELS ON RAB ISLAND
In 2010, the members of the Association BIOM discovered a previously
unknown colony of the species Falco naumanni (lesser kestrel) on Rab
Island. It was an exceptionally important discovery … [more]

2
and 4 June 2014/ Scott Cove, Ceclje
COLLABORATION WITH THE MYCOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
“OŽUJKA” – BUTTERFLIES OF THE GEOMETRIDAE FAMILY
Anđelko Šikić, our associate at the Mycological Association “Ožujka”,
sent us a striking photography of Rhodostrophia calabra, a nocturnal
moth. We managed to take a photo of another nocturnal moth, Opistograptis
luteolata, while we were checking up on our carnivore camera traps.
Both of these colourful and easy to recognise species belongs to the
Geometridae or geometer moth family … [more]

SOUTHERN
FESTOON BUTTERFLY ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF RIJEKA
For many years now the southern festoon butterfly (Zerynthia polyxena)
has been sighted on the outskirts of Rijeka on sunny days in early
spring. This spring we may have discovered the “source” of the population
of this striking but threatened butterfly … [more]

BEARS
AND FUNGI: DO BEARS EAT FUNGI?
Bears and mushroom gatherers often interact and compete for the fruits
of the forest. While encounters between the two are not rare, mushroom
gatherers are much more likely to come across bear paw prints on a
muddy trail or other “fresh tracks”, warning them that a
bear may be close by. These “fresh” tracks provide researchers
with insight into the feeding habits of bears … [more]

A “STAMPEDE” OF EARTHWORMS CAUSED BY STOMPING ON THE GROUND
Dolazak učenika i nastavnika OŠ Nikola Tesla i djelatnika JU “Priroda”
na malu zelenu površinu na Školjiću (prilikom akcije uklanjanja pajasena)
uzrokovao je masovni izlazak gujavica iz tla. Gujavice su inače odličan
pokazatelj plodnosti tla … [more]

BEARS
AND KRUMPIRICA APPLES AT STARI LAZ
In Gorski Kotar in the autumn, bears enjoy eating the ripe fruits
of the local fruit trees. Hailing from Stari Laz, Dario Štefančić,
our associate on Project SOŽITJE, is a keen photographer and avid
nature lover. Recently, he managed to observe a female bear and her
three cubs in a neighbouring yard. Here’s what he told us briefly
about his experience … [more]