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Exploring the peaks and valleys: insights from the 2023 Apollo breeding season
Butterfly breeding farms typically aim to contribute to the conservation of endangered species, such as the Apollo butterfly. These farms often involve the careful
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Dogs on a Mission: Conserving Wildlife with Naturschutzhunde
Conservation efforts are evolving with new and innovative approaches. One of our most exciting tools is the Naturschutzhunde, or “conservation dogs”. These specially trained dogs are helping
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Volunteering for Apollo in Poland
This post is written by Maria Gezela and Karolina Baranowska and includes a report about their volunteering experience for LIFE Apollo2020 in Poland. Honestly,
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LIFE Apollo2020 Partner Meeting and Monitoring Visit in Saalfelden, Austria
From July 22nd to 26th, 2024, the partners of LIFE Apollo2020 gathered in Saalfelden, Austria, for their annual meeting. This yearly event provides opportunity
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Release of 50 Apollo butterflies in Czechia!
On Wednesday, June 12, 2024, the Czech partner JARO released 50 Parnassius apollo butterflies into the Krkonoše mountains! They set out to inspect the quality of
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Nature Restoration Law adopted: what this breaking news means
On 17th of June 2024 – breaking news was announced- the EU Council adopted the Nature Restoration Law. This piece of news has a
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We are restoring the splendour of Kruczy Kamień nature reserve, PL
We are restoring the splendour of Kruczy Kamień nature reserve – the most important place for the Apollo butterfly in the Polish Sudetes Kruczy
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Outdoor season in Austria has officially started!
The snow has started to melt in the Alps, which means that the outdoor work season for the Apollo butterfly in Austrian habitats could
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The rescue mission for Parnassius Apollo continues in Czechia
Last year, our Czech partner ČSOP Hradec Králové managed to light up (not only) over a hectare of densely overgrown rocky terrain for Parnassius apollo, which was
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Outreach activities in White Carpathians
As our project continues, so does our centre (Education and information centre Bílé Karpaty) continue to create educational and teaching aids. But how to
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Öbb goes glyphosate-free: a win for Apollo!
What is glyphosate? Glyphosate is the active ingredient used in herbicides. It is used for example in Roundup, from which you may have heard
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Exploring the peaks and valleys: insights from the 2023 Apollo breeding season
Butterfly breeding farms typically aim to contribute to the conservation of endangered species, such as the Apollo butterfly. These farms often involve the careful
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Happy Winter Holidays!
As snow covers the landscape, marking the end of the Apollo butterfly season, our project team wrapped up the outdoor activities with a final
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Partner Meeting in Austria
In June, the LIFE Apollo2020 project team gathered for a partner meeting, this time in Austria. The main goal of this event was visiting
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New Breeding Farms Established
In recent months, a project breeding station has been built on the land of an organic farmer near the village of Blatnička in the
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Two Apollo Gardens built
Recently, an Apollo Garden was built in an Austrian secondary school. European Wilderness Society, one of the project partners, organised this activity and contributed
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Project Team meeting and Monitoring visit in White Carpathian Mountain range
White Carpathians – white because of white limestone and Carpathians as they are part of the Carpathians mountain range – which stretches across central
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Field activities carried out by all partners until March 2023
Monitoring actions KPN & KP: Monitoring studies in 2022 covered 33 observation sites selected on three areas: ČSOP: Monitoring of host plant Hylotelephium maximum
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Ahoj z České republiky – Introducing team Czechia
The Czech part of the project is represented by two organisations, the Czech Union for Nature Conservation Hradec Králové and Education and Information Center
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Learn about breeding and reintroduction in Poland
Breeding and reintroduction of Parnassius apollo have quite a history in Poland. Learn about it in this posting!
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Monitoring, education and feeding plants – There’s plenty to do at the Education and Information Center White Carpathians
During the last month, Education and Information Center White Carpathians (VIS) was very busy. Read what they have been up for:
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“Iiiihs” and “aaaahs” : team Austria educates the smallest
The project partners strongly believe that social inclusion in nature conservation and strengthening of social responsibility are key factors for sustaining the reintroduced population.
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Team Poland – Three organisations combine experience
Project leader- Karkonoski National Park (KPN), Klub Przyrodników (KP/Naturalists’ Club) and W. Szafer Institute of Botany at the Polish Academy of Science (IBPAN) constitute
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Small actions – big impacts: visiting habitats in Austria
Together with private landowners and the Austria State Forestry (ÖBF), the Austrian team visited potential habitats in Lungau, a district of Salzburg. Read more
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Introducing team Austria
The LIFE Apollo2020 project combines joint efforts of three countries: Poland, Czech Republic and Austria. The Austrian part of the project is represented by
Parnassius apollo project LIFE Apollo2020
Conservation of Parnassius apollo in Czechia, Poland and Austria
