1. A new wildlife monitoring app in Slovenia : a pilot evaluation of data quality and useŽiga Velkavrh, Luka Duniš, Boštjan Pokorny, Hubert Potočnik, Elena Bužan, 2026, izvirni znanstveni članek Opis: Wildlife monitoring is crucial for successful conservation and management of wildlife populations. To support modern wildlife monitoring approaches in Slovenia, we developed SRNA, a nationwide citizen science appli- cation that collects additional metadata on several terrestrial vertebrate species. The app is designed for two groups of citizen scientists, hunters and other nature observers. To foster learning, it features a photo-based wildlife identification quiz and species identification guides. This pilot study evaluated app use and data quality with two aims: (1) to assess users’ ability to identify wildlife species from photos, focusing on taxa expected to be challenging to identify, and to test whether identification accuracy varies across mammal groups; (2) to analyse wildlife observation data submitted through SRNA. Users were successful in identifying several distinctive species but had some difficulty distinguishing between certain mustelids, and between golden jackal and grey wolf, indicating priorities for targeted educational campaigns. Biology-related educational background facilitated identification of mustelids and, to a lesser extent, canids. In its first year, SRNA collected 1633 observations via 742 reports, predominantly of European roe deer. Hunters and nature observers contributed complementary data: differences were observed not only in the number of reported species and amount of data they provided, but also in reporting patterns across biogeo- graphic regions, reporting rates, and the average delay time between encounters and submissions. This study demonstrates that SRNA provides promising complementary data for wildlife monitoring, but also highlights data quality limitations (biases and verification issues) that must be taken into account when using SRNA data.
Ključne besede: application for wildlife monitoring, citizen science, mammals, Slovenia, SRNA app, Wildlife identification quiz
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3. Population genetic structure of European wildcats inhabiting the area between the Dinaric Alps and the Scardo-Pindic mountainsFelicita Urzi, Nikica Šprem, Hubert Potočnik, Magda Sindičić, Dean Konjević, Duško Ćirović, Andrea Rezić, Luka Duniš, Dime Melovski, Elena Bužan, 2021, izvirni znanstveni članek Ključne besede: genetic variation, microsatellite markers, hybridisation, wildcat
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4. Genetic structure of wildcat (Felis silvestris) populations in the area between the Dinaric and Scardo-Pindic MountainsFelicita Urzi, Nikica Šprem, Hubert Potočnik, Magda Sindičić, Dean Konjević, Duško Ćirović, Andrea Rezić, Luka Duniš, Dime Melovski, Elena Bužan, 2021, objavljeni povzetek znanstvenega prispevka na konferenci Ključne besede: endangered felid, genetic structure, hybridization, microsatellite
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5. Development of simple DNA barcode-based approach to carnivore dietary studies by using faecal samplesSandra Potušek, Laura Iacolina, Felicita Urzi, Hubert Potočnik, Boštjan Pokorny, Ivan Kos, Elena Bužan, 2021, objavljeni povzetek znanstvenega prispevka na konferenci Ključne besede: dietary analysis, metagenomic, faeces, grey wolf
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