Freshwater turtles are often used as terrarium pets, especially juveniles of exotic species. At
the adult stage they are often released by their owners into the wild despite their high …

In order to use an integrated approach for studying the influence of risk factors on the
distribution of the native turtle species E. orbicularis and accompanying invasive species (T …

Since its appearance in pet stores in Bulgaria in the 1990s, the pond slider Trachemys
scripta has been released at multiple localities across the country, but this process has been …

Although Morimus asper, in particular the ssp. funereus, is considered as widespread
throughout Bulgaria, a current national mapping of the species is missing. Thus, here we …

Reptilian species are potentially efficient bioindicators of pollution and habitat destruction.
Turtles may be especially useful for monitoring the chemical contamination of their habitats …

The Veleka River in SE Bulgaria is amongst the northernmost localities of coexistence of
Emys orbicularis and Mauremys rivulata, the two native freshwater turtles. This linear …

Accepted: 25 May 2023/Available online: September 2023/Printed: December 2023
Abstract. We developed Environmental Niche Models (ENMs) for the two species of semi …

We report on the impact of vehicle traffic on a local population of European pond turtles
(Emys orbicularis) inhabiting the city of Burgas (Bulgaria). We performed a six-year …

The current study presents data on the distribution, abundance, density, sex and age ratio of
the populations of two freshwater turtle species-Emys orbicularis (Linnaeus, 1758) and …

The Fifth International Symposium on Emys orbicularis and the other European Freshwater
Turtles was held in Kiten, Bulgaria, on 19–21 August 2015. It continued the tradition of …