The Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research (HISR) and the Natural History Museum of Crete (NHMC) of the University of Crete, invite you to the 13th International Symposium on the Biology of…
The Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research and the Hellenic Speleological Federation have nominated the animals of the Niphargidae family as “ Cave Animal of the Year 2026 “ for Greece ,…
International Bat Appreciation Day, celebrated annually on April 17th, serves as a reminder of the significant role that bats play in nature. April is the best time of the year to observe bats. As…
The initiative “GREECE – Cave Animal of the Year” is a contribution to the effort to inform and raise public awareness about the amazing creatures of our country’s underground environment. Greece…
The Institute of Speleological Research of Greece urges all speleologists to contribute to documenting the stresses placed on the deteriorating caves of Greece. This record will serve as a primary…
INSPEE participates in the “Wildlife Alliance” program, an initiative funded by WWF Greece, that promotes the protection of the emblematic species of Greece. The action of INSPEE in this program is…
Following the official presentation at the 24th International Conference on Subterranean Biology, the Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research launched an online data infrastructure which…
Two more speleobiology seminars were organised at Thessaloniki (March 23-25, 2018), expanding our caver’s network to northern Greece. In total, 16 speleologists from 3 clubs (Thessaloniki Caving Club…
Two more speleobiology seminars were organised in Athens (22-25 February 2018) with the participation of 33 speleologists from 5 clubs (SPELEO, SELAS, IPOGEA, HSS, Northern Greece – HSS, SPOK).…
15 speleologists, mainly members of the Speleological Club of Crete (SPOK) participated the 5th two-day speleobiology seminar, organised within the framework of the program “Conservation of the cave…