International

At Bureau Endemica, we believe that preserving (endemic) species is not only a moral duty but also crucial for maintaining healthy ecosystems. Our mission is to strengthen biodiversity and ensure future generations enjoy a [...]

Sri Lanka is a tropical island situated near the Indian subcontinent (Survey Department of Sri Lanka, 2012) providing habitats for a rich mammalian diversity containing 126 species including 23 (~18%) endemic species. A total [...]

Endemic species are found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island. We try to figure out of the Watershrew (Neomys fodiens) found on Texel island, can be considered as an endemic (sub)species. On Texel [...]

Finding the Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus): Restoring populations of this critically endangered feline in Southern Europe. Several times we joined Spanish ecologists studying the Iberian Lynx in Coto de Doñana and we helped [...]

Finding Chilean endemic species with focus on marine and coastal species. Therefore we traveled by ship from Cape Horn to Valparaiso and regularly landed on a spot. The Chilean fjords, with their maze of waterways stretching [...]

The Dutch root vole (Alexandromys oeconomus arenicola) is the only endemic vertebrate found in the Netherlands. Mainly studied by us on Texel island but also elsewhere in Noord-Holland and, like in 2022, on [...]

The Scottish wild cat (Felis silvestris silvestris), although no longer a real endemic species (till recently considered to be F. s. grampia) is the only native member of the cat family still found in the wild in Britain. We [...]

Endemic species are often the result of centuries of evolution and unique conditions in specific regions. However, they are highly vulnerable: climate change, habitat loss, and invasive species threaten their survival. The [...]