The Golden Jackals of Samos: Guardians of the Island’s Ecosystem
May 9th 2025 The Golden Jackals of Samos: Guardians of the Island’s Ecosystem The golden jackal is a fascinating and highly adaptable mammal, and the island of Samos is home to one of the very few island populations in Europe. Genetically distinct from its mainland Balkan relatives, the Samos jackal population represents a unique part […]
Low-intensity urbanisation alters community composition across multiple trophic levels on Lipsi Island, Greece
Hawkins E.A., Macrina L., Malcolm-McKay A., Cotterill N., Miliou A., Eoin J. O’Gorman. Low-intensity urbanisation alters community composition across multiple trophic levels on Lipsi Island, Greece. 2024 Ecology and Evolution, 14, e70135 Abstract: Urbanisation has reduced the abundance and diversity of many taxonomic groups, and the effects may be more pronounced on islands, which have […]
Range-wide phylogeography of the golden jackals (Canis aureus) reveals multiple sources of recent spatial expansion and admixture with dogs at the expansion front
Stefanović, M., Bogdanowicz, W., Adavoudi, R., Martínez-Sosa, F., Doan, K., Flores-Manzanero, A., Srinivas, Y., Banea, O.C., Ćirović, D., D’Amico, G., Djan, M., Giannatos, G., Hatlauf, J., Hayrapetyan, V., Heltai, M., Homel, K., Hulva, P., Ionică, A.M., Jhala, Y.V., Juránková, J., Kaboli, M., Khosravi, R., Kopaliani, N., Kowalczyk, R., Krofel, M., Lanszki, J., Lapini, L., Lymberakis, […]
Nonparental Infanticide in Colonial Eleonora’s Falcons (Falco eleonorae)
Steen, R., Miliou, A., Tsimpidis, T., Selås, V., Sonerud, G.A. Nonparental Infanticide in Colonial Eleonora’s Falcons (Falco eleonorae). Journal of Raptor Research 2016. Abstract Recording behavior at nests of breeding raptors was traditionally accomplished by direct observations (Bildstein and Bird 2007), a time-demanding method for achieving continuous monitoring for extended periods. Video technology has […]
A European Concern? Genetic Structure and Expansion of Golden Jackals (Canis aureus) in Europe and the Caucasus
Rutkowski, R., Krofel, M., Giannatos, G., Ćirović, D., Männil, P., Volokh, A.M., Lanszki, J., Heltai, M., Szabó, L., Banea, O.C., Hayrapetyan, V., Kopaliani, N., Miliou, A., Tryfonopoulos, G.A., Lymberakis, P., Penezić, A., Pakeltytė, G., Suchecka, E., Bogdanowicz, W. A European Concern? Genetic Structure and Expansion of Golden Jackals (Canis aureus) in Europe and the Caucasus. […]
Monitoring Seabird Populations
Besides studying marine mammals and turtles, Archipelagos’ marine mammal team also collects data on the seabirds spotted during boat surveys. The number of individuals, species, and location of encountered seabirds is recorded by dedicated observers. In 2021 only, our team has already recorded more than 3000 sightings! The most common species include the Mediterranean shearwater, […]
Ignorance of Nature: The Greatest Risk for Wildlife Survival
The last established population of Mediterranean Chameleons in Greece (Chameleo chameleon), still survives until today on the island on Samos. In previous decades this species also survived in Chios and Crete, while today we do not know if there are viable populations of the species on these islands. Chameleons, in most parts of the world […]
Investigating the Eleonora Falcon in the East Aegean
In the heart of autumn, the Archipelagos Institute continues its actions to protect the rare nature of the Aegean. Again, we turn our attention to the uninhabited islets and islets – the small diamonds of the Aegean – that support rare biodiversity of international environmental significance. These days, utilizing the collaboration, expertise and new technologies […]
Protecting Biodiversity in small islets of the Aegean
A few days ago, a new phase of the Archipelagos Institute’s collaboration began with the Norwegian University of Life Sciences As we enter the heart of autumn, the Archipelagos Institute continues its parallel actions to protect the rare nature of the Aegean, focusing on uninhabited islets. These isolated Aegean ecosystems, which many consider to be […]
Golden Jackal Relocation Research Presented at Conference
Archipelagos Institute participated in the 14th International Congress on the Zoogeography and Ecology of Greece and Adjacent Regions (ICZEGAR) that took place last week in Thessaloniki. There we presented the important effort that has been underway for the past year and a half to manage the population of Golden Jackals residing within the area of […]
