Wildlife in focus 2 📷: The wild boar 🐗 (Sus scrofa) is a common species, found throughout Slovenia, often venturing onto meadows and agricultural land in search of food. Despite this, it is an ecologically important species that we study in our group 🔍🧬. #wildboar #cameratrap

On March 3rd, we celebrate World Wildlife Day 🌍🐾🌿. We invite you to take a moment to appreciate and respect the wonderful creatures we share our planet with. Let us remember their priceless value! 🦌🌱 #worldwildlifeday #wildlife #animals #plants #fungi #microbes

We have proudly started a new project within the PUŠ program which enables students to gain working experience in their respective fields. The project, called BEAST, is aimed at researching modern approaches to reduce the damage caused by wild boar on agricultural fields.University of Primorska / Univerza na Primorskem

New Reference Genome! 🧬 The Alpine chamois genome is now available as part of the Biodiversity Genomics Europe (BGE) European Reference Genome Atlas project! 🔬📖 Learn more about its significance and the importance of cross-sector collaboration in an interview with Prof. Dr. Elena Bužan & Prof. Dr. Boštjan Pokorny

Wildlife in focus 3 📷: The Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) is the largest ungulate found in our forests. The males are known for their impressive antlers, which they shed at this time of year. This young male was caught in front of one of our camera traps. Have a great weekend!🧬🌞

Last week, a workshop on genetic adaptation of Balkan Chamois to environmental change was held in Tara National park (Serbia). Prof. Elena Bužan presented the Biodiversity Genomics Europe (BGE) project & European Reference Genome Atlas 's work on reference genomes. Thanks to the organizers for a great event!

Activities within the PUŠ programme, which offers students hands-on work experience, are already underway. One of our students is currently working on the extraction of total DNA from fecal samples for metagenomic analyses 🧬🔬. #DNA #research #beast #PUŠ University of Primorska / Univerza na Primorskem

During the spring months, we can witness the mass migration of amphibians 🐸, which often cross busy roads. Here’s a male toad standing upright while looking out for a potential mate. Wishing you a great weekend from the Molecular Ecology Group 🧬! #amphibian #migration

Študentsko delo! med 12. in 16. 5. 2025 bo v Ankaranu potekala mednarodna konferenca o upravljanju vretenčarjev (EVMC 2025). Potrebujemo pomoč pri organizaciji, ki bo plačano po standardni urni postavki 7,34 EUR bruto. Zainteresirani pišite na: [email protected]

On Wednesday we had the second group meeting for our PUŠ project, where we discussed the work already done until now and set goals for the future 🐗🧬. University of Primorska / Univerza na Primorskem European Commission #PUS #wildboar #susscrofa #research

As part of the beprep project, coordinator Frauke Ecke recently presented at the 9th ECM, highlighting the importance of citizen science and the valuable data it can provide. We would like to thank the organizers for the invitation and for an excellently organized conference!

Prof. Dr. Elena Bužan took part in #ECM9 as a scientific committee member for genetics & genomics in mammalogy. The congress in Patras, Greece, covered topics from evolution to zoonoses & mammal conservation. Looking forward to the next one! 🦌🐻 PRO-Coast Biodiversity Genomics Europe (BGE)

Our SRNA citizen science app is getting an upgrade⭐! We are collaborating with students in developing new features, which will also include better eDNA metadata collection and reference genome analysis.🧬🖥. #CitizenScience #Research #App #eDNA PRO-Coast Biodiversity Genomics Europe (BGE)

On May 8–9, we hosted the LILY COST Action workshop, focusing on Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) for improving systems and approaches to climate change mitigation. Thank you to all participants — we look forward to the next meeting! PRO-Coast European Commission #naturebasedsolutions

This week, the 14th EVMC took place in Ankaran, where we proudly participated as part of the local organizing committee. Thank you to all participants and organizers for a wonderful week! University of Primorska / Univerza na Primorskem UL, Biotehniška fakulteta #EVMC #vertebrate #management

Mentors and students participating in the PUŠ program presented our project on modern approaches to reducing wild boar damage on agricultural land at the 14th EVMC. We were glad to be there! #wildboar #susscrofa #ResearchPaper University of Primorska / Univerza na Primorskem European Commission

As part of the PUŠ program – Problem-Based Learning for Students in the workplace, we held a group meeting last week in Velenje at Eurofins Slovenija, which we collaborate with. Thank you for the hospitality! #PUS #wildboar #suscrofa University of Primorska / Univerza na Primorskem European Commission @mvzi_go

As part of the PRO-Coast project, we organized a workshop for the local community and high school students. We introduced the project, explained the importance of citizen science, and showed how anyone can help with data collection using our SRNA app University of Primorska / Univerza na Primorskem European Commission

Students participating in the project BEAST of the PUŠ programme visited the Faculty of Environmental Protection in Velenje to present their work and results so far. Here are some highlights and thanks for hosting us! University of Primorska / Univerza na Primorskem European Commission #research #PUS #wildboar #susscrofa

Towards the end of the academic year, we gathered with the students participating in the #PUŠ programme for the regular monthly meeting of our project on modern approaches to reduce the damage caused by wild boar 🐗on agricultural fields. University of Primorska / Univerza na Primorskem European Commission #susscrofa