April 28, 2026 – Our colleague Dr Jelena Mlinarec co-authored a new study providing important insights into genome evolution in freshwater crayfish. The article, titled “The extraordinary satellitome diversity of freshwater crayfish: a driver of genome evolution”, authored by Lena Bonassin and colleagues, was published in the scientific journal Mobile DNA (2026). The study analysed … Continued
April 27, 2026 – Oikon’s experts, Monika Petković and Marko Augustinović, participated in the international conference “Eurasian beaver in the Danube region”, organised by the Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology at the University of Zagreb. The conference brought together researchers and practitioners focused on the conservation and management of the Eurasian beaver across the … Continued
April 13, 2026 – The European Renewable Energy and Wildlife Consortium (ERWC) held its annual meeting in Zadar from 7 to 10 April 2026. The meeting was organised by Oikon Ltd. – Institute of Applied Ecology together with its partner Supernatural, both founding members of the consortium. The meeting brought together partners from across Europe, … Continued
April 9, 2026 – Applications are now open for three Summer Schools on wildlife monitoring! Join an international learning experience focused on both traditional and innovative methods for monitoring large carnivores and promoting human–wildlife coexistence. How to apply Interested Higher Education students should submit their applications by 20 April 2026 to the following email: 4pethabeco@gmail.comEmail subject: Summer School 4PETHABECO … Continued
March 26, 2026 – We are proud to announce that our colleague Damjan Hatić has successfully defended his doctoral dissertation at Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU Kaiserslautern). The doctoral thesis, titled “Applied Machine Vision in Industrial Inspection and Disaster Response”, focuses on the application of computer vision in industrial inspection and disaster response. Special emphasis … Continued
March 23, 2026 – Last week, we had the pleasure of hosting one of Europe’s leading otter experts, Addy de Jongh, who delivered several expert lectures and took part in field activities during his visit. During his time at Oikon, Addy gave a lecture on the historical overview of otter conservation in the Netherlands, covering … Continued
March 9, 2026 – This weekend, Oikon participated in the Space Tech Hackathon 2026, an event organised by the “Pozdravi svemir” project, funded by the European Space Agency and supported by the Ministry of Science, Education and Youth. The hackathon aims to bring space topics to a wider audience and encourage young people in Croatia … Continued
March 4, 2026 – The 7th Conference of the Transnational Exchange Platform for the Management of Large Carnivores in the Dinaric-Balkan-Pindos Region was held in Tirana, co-hosted by the Ministry of Tourism and Environment of the Republic of Albania. The event took place February 24–27, alongside the Large Carnivore Habitat Management International Conference of the … Continued
February 24, 2026 – Over the past two weeks, our team has had the opportunity to undertake an intensive and thoughtfully structured study trip across Al Masaood Automobiles’ operations in Abu Dhabi, guided by a simple but powerful idea: understand the business by walking it end-to-end. From day one, we were welcomed with an exceptionally … Continued