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The European Pond Conservation Network: promoting understanding & conservation of ponds. Visit our website here: https://www.europeanponds.org/

A small temporary pond in Monti della Laga National Park, Italy, at an elevation of over 1,600 m. The pond is surrounded by mountain grassland, with rolling hills rising in the background beneath an open sky.
One of hundreds of traditional sheep-watering ponds on Lesvos, a reminder that even artificial ponds can become valuable freshwater habitats
A temporary pond in the meadow in Italy.
A large water body in the Castelporziano Estate, an important reserve for Mediterranean ecosystems, framed by wetland vegetation
Next EPCN Webinar on Mountain ponds, introduced by Dr. Lena Fehlinger. The follow-up talk titled "Mountain Ponds and Climate Change: Thr CIMaE Project" is held by Dr. Marie Lamouille-Hebert, whose research focuses on mountain ponds, particularly aspects related to water permanence, climate change scenarios, and their implications for biodiversity.
The sign displays amphibian species inhabiting the pond: Common toad (Bufo bufo), Grass frog (Rana temporaria), Alpine newt (Mesotriton alpestris), and Common midwife toad (Alytes obstetricans). A plant species called wolf's-bane (Aconitum lycoctonum) is also listed.
A small pond created in the Swiss Jura mountains to provide habitats for amphibians. Under a blanket of snow, it is only visible thanks to the fence that surrounds it, a sign (also pictured) by the Nature Conservation agency responsible for it, and a few Typha emerging from the snow.
A pasture pond in the hills.
A small pond completely covered in snow, with winter vegetation surrounding it.