taxonID	type	description	language	source
03AB878FFFAEFFE6A26EFD70FA90FA21.taxon	description	Spawn of B. bombina was collected from naturally degraded ponds in four Natura 2000 sites in Lithuania: Juodabalė Zoological Reserve (LTLAZ 0010); Drapalai village surroundings (LTDRU 0004); Kučiuliskė village surroundings (LTLAZ 0001); and Margiai village surroundings (LTLAZ 0035) (Table 1). Natura 2000 is an ecological network of rare and threatened species protection sites, which stretches across all 27 European Union countries. Spawn was collected during the end of spring and beginning of summer (May – June), when water temperatures reached 13 – 14 ° C, in 2017, 2018, 2020, and 2021. The year 2019 was not included in the study, because that spring was very hot and dry which caused the total drying out of the B. bombina spawn. The spawn of eggs was carefully collected from flooded plants at the earliest stage of their development and placed in a 10 L bucket half-filled with pond water. Water from the ponds was taken along with the resident microfauna so that the tadpoles could feed in the early stages. The buckets with eggs were kept outdoors to protect them from strong temperature fluctuations, and at 1 – 2 days after collection, they were delivered to the Lithuanian Zoological Gardens (Kaunas, Lithuania).	en	Stravinskaitė, Kristė, Jautakienė, Rasa, Čitavičienė, Inga, Pikūnienė, Alma, Rakauskas, Gintarė Stankevičė Vytautas (2024): The methodology for rearing the Fire-bellied Toad (Bombina bombina) from protected, small, isolated (but degraded) habitats in its northern distribution range. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 332) 18 (1): 47-57
