More than a hundred years ago, mongooses were brought to the island of Mljet with the aim of destroying poisonous snakes. Over time, they spread from Croatia to Montenegro and BiH with a tendency to spread towards Albania and Greece.
As a guest on Boja jutra on TV Vijesti, Marina Radonjić, M.Sc. in Biological Sciences, who is researching this animal as part of her doctoral studies, pointed out that it is an invasive species and that the goal is to stop its spread as soon as possible so that it does not destroy our biodiversity.
"It is a mammal that can get rabies and transmit it to humans. We have noted that it also feeds on landfills, so it poses a risk to people if they are caught or similar. Around Tivat there are up to 80 individuals in two square kilometers. They breed twice a year, similar to how cats have high reproduction rates. They give birth to two to four young. They follow the mother for 2,3 months, and then they immediately become reproductively active, and this presents a problem for the environment." she pointed out.
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