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The HerpTrust project with the title «Improving biodiversity’s resilience to climate-and human-induced threats through nursing positive Human-Herpetofauna Interactions» which is coordinated by the Open University of Cyprus and more specifically by the Terrestrial Ecosystem Laboratory, aims to strengthen the conservation and protection of the most endangered herpetofauna species in Malta and Cyprus through the appropriate educational activities.
The projects has secured funding from Key Action 2 of the Erasmus+ Programme and will be implemented of the period of one year (December 2023 - December 2024) by the OUC, the NGO Friends of the Earth Malta and the company Ecostat Innovations Limited in Malta.
The Herpetological Society of Cyprus has been a member of the European Board of Herpetological Societies (EBHS), which is a project of the European Herpetological Society (Societas Europaea Herpetologica - SEH)
Goal of the EBHS is the promotion of European herpetological societies and their activities both to the scientific community and to the wider public, as well as cooperation between them.
The Cyprus Roadkill Observation System will be used for recording citizens’ and volunteers’ observations of dead wild fauna throughout the island’s road network.
Data from these observations include the group of animals and the species identified as well as the exact (GPS) location, the date and time of recording, photos of the roadkill and any relevant additional information related to the species, the road or the traffic condition.
A summary of the above information is publicly available on the CyROS database, for all roadkill recorded throughout the island. Data collected will be used to understand the factors which influence road kills, and the impacts of roads on fauna in general, as well as contribute to better infrastructure planning with a view to assist nature conservation objectives.