The Dragonfies Of Bulgaria

The foundation of the Dragonfly Research Group

The new Bulgarian Dragonfly Research Group is not registered under any statutory document. We do not belong to other NGO, state institution or political party. We are Bulgarians who are concerned about the future of our dragonfly species. We wish to correct the mistakes already done in some national and international conservation action plans and laws which do not reflect the true status of our species. The members of our group are the only dragonfly specialists who are active on the field at the moment and really think that our opinion should matter.

Bulgarian Dragonfly monitoring scheme

Three regions of the country were included in the dragonfly monitoring scheme initiated at the beginning of 2012 – NE Bulgaria, area around Blagoevgrad and Burgas wetlands. The monitoring is organised by the “Green Bulgaria” Association in cooperation with Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds. It follows the Dutch Dragonfly monitoring scheme and is adapted for Bulgarian situation. Interesting data about the abundance and dynamic of the species from unknown localities were collected. The expectations are that new regions will join the programme in 2012.

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Milen Marinov; Matjaz Bedjanic; Allan Brandon; Dave Smallshire; Hans-Ulrich Kohler; Sami Karjalainen; Miroslav Mintchev; Jean-Pierre Boudot; Nikolay Simov; Richard Seidenbusch; Burkhard Grebe; Sulka Haro; Philippe Jourde

In the page you just open you'll find something more than just scientific information about Bulgarian dragonflies. It is created thanks to the emotions, excitements, unsolved questions, disappointments of some failures and all the rest shared during the informal conversations with dragonflies' lovers from Bulgaria and abroad.


	New locality for Epallage fatime One of the most exciting discoveries during 2011 came from Sakar Mountain. The species is widely distributed in Turkey and enters Bulgarian from the SE most area (common inhabitant of the rivers in Strandzha Mountain) reaching Easter Balkan Mountain. It is known from two localities in Eastern Rhodopes. The new locality if the "missing link" between Strandzha and Eastern Rhodops. It would be interesting to see if Corduliochlora borisi inhabits the streams of Sakar too.


	Bulgarian Biodiversity Foundation Sofia 1233 kv. Banishora, bl.54, vh. D, et. 2, ap. 86 tel. 02 / 931 61 83 tel. 02 / 831 1 841 Contact person: Milen Marinov e-mail: mg_marinov @yahoo.com