Last summer wildfires raged through the only known habitat of Roach’s mouse-tailed dormouse in Bulgaria. Nedko Nedyalkov, who has studied this population for several years, was in shock when he visited the area in August. The soil of the once-green area had turned black. Fortunately, the trees didn’t seem to be damaged. Roach’s mouse-tailed dormice spend the day in hollow trees, especially old oak trees. Neither were the wooden nestboxes Nedko placed in the area. When Nedko checked the nestboxes after the fire, he found two young mouse-tailed dormice and some young edible dormice – alive and healthy. Wildfires are common in Bulgaria, and it is likely that they will also occur in Nedko’s study area in the future, especially since the summers are getting hotter and drier due to climate change. How to prevent the disappearance of Roach’s mouse-tailed dormouse in Bulgaria? Support Nedko in this quest: Donate! 💰 https://lnkd.in/eWD35ftg #dormouse #dormice #donate #crowdfunding #Bulgaria #bushfire #wildfire #habitatloss #discovermammals
