Small game - mammals

Eurasian marten (Martes martes) HUNTING IS PROHIBITED

The goldfish is included in the "Red Book of the Republic of Bulgaria" as an endangered species. The golden marten, also called the Eurasian golden marten (Martes martes), is a small predator of the Ferret family. She has a slim and flexible body with a long shaggy tail. Its length reaches 40-58 cm, its weight is about 2 kg, and its tail is 17-26 cm long. Zlatka has a very nice thick and soft fur, chestnut-brown in color, on the back it is dark brown, and sometimes even yellowish-brown. It has a golden-yellow to orange patch on its throat and chest, with a ridge on the back running between the base of both forelimbs. Her paws are black. In winter, its color is darker. The goldfinch lives in old beech and coniferous forests. It uses hollows or squirrel nests as a lair. It feeds on mouse-like rodents, rabbits, birds, squirrels, and sometimes even hedgehogs. It also eats the honey of the wild bees, as well as some berries. Its reproductive period is from June to August. Pregnancy lasts about 8-9 months. In April, the female goldfinch gives birth to 2 to 8 young, which hatch after 35 to 39 days. It lives about 10-12 years. It is widely distributed in Europe, Western and Northern Asia and in the Caucasus. In Bulgaria, it is found, although rarely, in Strandzha, Eastern Stara Planina, the lower parts of the Rila, Pirin and Rhodopes. Its skin is highly valued, which is why it is being exterminated en masse in Europe. It is included in the "Red Book of the Republic of Bulgaria" as an endangered species.