Mirna Mazija and Tea Huten participated in the 15th Croatian Biological Congress, held in Zagreb from 20 to 23 November 2025. The congress included four days of scientific sessions featuring plenary talks, oral presentations, poster sessions and round-table discussions, creating valuable opportunities for exchanging ideas and presenting the newest findings in ecology, marine biology, biology education and nature protection.
Supernatural contributed to this year’s program with the presentation:
“The Overlooked Impacts of Renewable Energy Development on Bat Populations in Forested Areas” presented by Mirna Mazija.
Mirna presented a case study of a wind farm built in a forested area, highlighting specific impacts and possible negative effects on bat populations, and also analysing how different components of the wind farm facility additionally increase these impacts.
We were also pleased to see a presentation of research in which our colleague Tea Huten took part: “Balkan Snow Vole: Ex situ and In situ Activities” presented by Dijana Beneta from Zoological Garden of Zagreb.
A big thank you to the Croatian Biological Society and all participants for a motivating and inspiring congress. We look forward to future collaborations and continued knowledge exchange!