Bringing environmental end ecological
threats lower to endangered species
Ground Beetle
Trechus terrabravensis
Ground Beetle
Pseudanchomenus aptinoides
Ironclad beetle
Tarphius floresensis
The LIFE BEETLES project is a nature conservation project co-financed by the European Union and coordinated by the Regional Directorate for the Environment having AZORINA S.A. as partner, with a global investment of 1,76 million euros that will run for 5 years (from January 2020 until December 2024).
The project aim is to improve the population size, distribution area and conservation status of tree endemic beetle species: Tarphius floresensis (Ground beetle) on Flores island, Pseudanchomenus aptinoides (Laurocho) on Pico Island, and Trechus terrabravensis (Ironclade beetle) on Terceira Island.
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