{"id":5725,"date":"2024-03-12T15:12:50","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T14:12:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npvelkafatra.sk\/amphibian-barriers\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T13:09:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T11:09:58","slug":"amphibian-barriers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npvelkafatra.sk\/en\/amphibian-barriers\/","title":{"rendered":"Amphibian barriers"},"content":{"rendered":"

This year, due to the warm weather, we expected the beginning of the amphibian breeding season earlier than in other years. The administration of the Ve\u013ek\u00e1 Fatra National Park made barriers for frogs and salamanders near the roads in advance. Barriers are already standing on the section near Budi\u0161 on both sides of the road, in Hrabovo next to the guardrails above the outlet and near Star\u00e9 Hory on the busy section between the stream and the swamp. <\/p>\n

You can also watch a video<\/a> of how it went in Hrabovo.<\/p>\n

The aim of the barriers is to minimize the number of migratory individuals killed during the spring migration to the water area. These days, the site in Budi\u0161 is regularly monitored and amphibians are transferred to the water surface. In the other two locations, the barriers direct amphibians to tunnels, through which they can safely move under the road. In Budi\u0161 there are mainly (Rana temporaria<\/i>), slender frogs (Rana dalmatina<\/i>) and warty toads (Bufo bufo<\/i>), in the locality of Hrabovo mostly warty toads. We also recorded several individuals of the spotted salamander (Triturus vulgaris<\/i>) and the mountain salamander (Triturus alpestris<\/i>). We ask visitors not to arbitrarily carry animals, as we are collecting the most relevant data on the abundance and species representation of amphibians at this time. <\/p>\n