SOS Proteus brings together researchers, conservationists and cavers working on the olm and its karst groundwater habitat. The meetings connect field experience, new research methods and practical conservation.
Latest confirmed edition
7.–8. 12. 2024 · Kranj
Fifth international conference
83 participants from 14 countries shared 33 studies, exploring how research methods and data can help assess the conservation status of proteus and its habitat.
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Origins and development
A presentation of SOS Proteus project results at Kranj Town Library on 20 January 2015 preceded the numbered meetings. The first meeting focused on monitoring and practical conservation; the second on black proteus, 30 years after its discovery. The 2018 meeting marked 250 years since the species’ scientific description. The planned 2020 meeting was cancelled during the pandemic, and the fourth edition followed in 2022.
Stay in touch
Contact Tular for information about future meetings and collaboration. info@tular.si