Variability of coloration in 53 individuals, variability of body dimensions in 42 individuals and variability of skull dimensions and frequency of dental anomalies in 75 individuals of lynx (Lynx lynx) from the Czech Republic were studied. In the coloration, spotted individuals with reddish coloring…

The beaver (Castor fiber) is an original mammalian species of Bohemia. Strong anthropic pressure resulted in the total extermination of this species in the area under study. Last occurrence is known from the Lužnice and Nežárka river basins (South Bohemia) in the middle of 18th century. In 1773, the…

The effect of beaver cutting on forest succession were studied on the Záhorie in west part of Slovakia on three study areas. Beavers were found to be selective in their choice of woody plants, preferring willow and poplar over all other species present. The beavers prefer most the trees with the…

In 1976–2000, 27 checks were made in two underground galleries, 333 m and 85 m long, with respect to the presence of bats. Six of the checks included netting of bats at the entrances. The galleries were excavated into the foot of a Jurassic limestone hill Stránská skála which has been known as a…

The contribution reports on the discovery of two big nursery colonies of Pipistrellus nathusii in the Třeboňsko Protected Landscape Area (Southern Bohemia), contributes to the biology of the species and summarizes available data about occurrence of P. nathusii in the Area and the Czech Republic.…

One hundred years passed since the time when the first transport of Przewalski’s horses captured in China and Mongolia by hunting expedition arrived to Europe. Its existence came through dramatic breaks in the course of 20th century. Przewalski’s horse, the last living wild horse became the symbol…

In this paper are introduced results and present knowledge of pitfall traps utilization of small mammals on the East Slovakia. Research of small mammals was carried out in seven geomorphological units (Hornádska kotlina, Košická kotlina, Slanske vrchy, Zemplínske vrchy, Pieniny, Čergov,…

Gross morphology and cyto-, myelo- and chemoarchitectonic (distribution of acetylcholinesterase and cytochrome oxidase activity) organization of the spinal cord were studied in five chiropteran taxa (representing both suborders of bats: Rousettus aegyptiacus, Cynopterus sphinx, Myotis myotis,…

Results of faunistic investigations of small mammals, in the area of East Slovakia in 1978–1999, are reported in the presented paper. Totally, 16124 individuals belonging to 29 mammal species were captured in 43 quadrats of the standard grid maps. Concetrated long-term research were realized in…

Pilot studies of Kruuk (1989) in the UK revealed that amongst Mustelidae badgers are unusual as they form large groups sharing a communal site. Although there is a profusion of studies on badgers from the UK, there is genuine lack of supporting evidence that they are particularly social elsewhere in…

A national otter protection programme in Slovakia will be developed using the results of a long-term project which involves otter surveys, monitoring and conservation. Shelters of the otter were carried out by observation in fresh water habitats central part of Slovakia in 1988–1999. We found 138…

Survey of distribution of Suncus etruscus in the Balkan Penninsula, adjacent Adriatic- and Ionnian Islands as well as on Aegean Islands is given. Six Greek and one Bulgarian localities are reported for the first time. Recent records reveal that in the Balkans, S. etruscus is not confined only to the…

A breeding colony of Eptesicus nilssonii (48 individuals including 25 adult females) was found in Karlštejn, Central Bohemia, i. e. in the low altitude region (220 m a. s. l.) from where still no records of the species were available. The site is situated in the area of intensive agriculture…

The geographical distribution of A. agrarius in the Czech Republic was originally thought to be limited to the northern part of the country, until Farský (1964) documented the occurrence of this species in the southern parts of Moravia as a result of his survey between 1920 and 1940. This was later…

The first record of Apodemus agrarius in the Hron river basin (Havraník valley near Zlatno, Brezno dist., Central Slovakia) is given. The finding represents clear evidence of expansion of the species into new area (the upper Hron river, northern part of the Muránska planina NP), where was not known…

New records of the Black rat from northern and southeastern borders of the city of Prague are reported. They suggest possibly spread of the rat which has been confined only to single Prague locality, i.  e., a river port, during last 50 years. Another record, from the town Mladá Boleslav (Central…

Jan Porkert, the Czech mammalogist and ornithologist first of all, died September 26, 2000 in Opočno, at age of 66. He was known to mammalogists as the author of studies influencing the immigration of small mammals into human dwelling buildings by the actual meteorological conditions. Besides, he is…

Ing. Aristid Mošanský (1928–2000) was a renowned Slovak vertebratologist and museologist. Most important of his papers and book chapters concern birds and mammals; he was an excellent illustrator as well. The professional career of A. Mošanský as a mammmalogist is summarized, and a bibliography of…