We always spend the end of the year summarizing the data collected in our database for collecting data on the insects of Serbia „Alciphron“, preparing awards for database users and improving the database. In the last months of 2020, a…
HabiProt in visiting Vlasina (2016)
These days our association is implementing а project in the Protected Landscape “Vlasina”. Project activities involve monitoring of butterflies, focusing on protected and strictly protected species. The main goal of our project is the publication of the monography “Butterflies of…
We are starting with the butterfly counts! (2016)
From this year, we are starting with the transects (short paths along which the butterflies are being counted). Anyone can join, and the only thing that one should do is to count all the butterflies during a regular walk. It…
Gathering in Fruška gora
Already traditional spring gathering of HabiProt members this year was held April 15-17 in Fruška gora. This year members of HabiProt met further north than last year, when we gathered in Ovčar-Kablar gorge. We stayed in mountain hut “Zanatlija” under…
International meeting: Future of Butterflies
From March 31st to April 2nd, Netherlands hosted fourth international meeting dedicated to butterfly conservation in Europe. For me this was unique opportunity to hear a lot of interesting ideas on butterfly conservation and recent development in conservation biology. I could…
Rufford Conference „Nature knows no boundaries”
Our members, Miloš Popović and Jelena Šeat, have presented their projects on the Rufford Small Grants Foundation Conference held 21-22 March, 2016 in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Conference was attended by individuals and organisations from Balkans (Bosnia and…
Do you like longhorn beetles?
Printed is field guide on longhorn beetles that can be found in Serbia. The book is the result of many years of work by three authors and is a product of cooperation between HabiProt and Institute for Nature conservation of Serbia.…
Book on butterflies of Stara planina
The book on butterflies of this extremely rich region is out of print. It is bilingual (Serbian/English) and is a milestone for this type of publications in Serbia, since it contains easily comprehensible geographically and statistically systemized data. You can…
Longhorn beetles field guide
Together with Serbian Institute for nature conservation we are preparing a book on longhorn beetles. Most of the work has been done, so we expect it will be ready for printing soon.
True bugs of Vojvodina saline habitats (2015)
The idea about the study on true bugs of saline habitats True bugs (Heteroptera) are an ecologically extremely diverse insect group; they are inhabiting almost all habitat types, natural and those made by a man. Despite their ubiquity, true…
Project on true bugs and saline habitats
The project is aimed at popularizing a interesting insects and unique type of habitat that belongs among last oases of (semi)natural habitats in Vojvodina. Inventory of Heteroptera diversity can contribute to better planning of protection measures for saline habitats and…