Stag beetle monitoring in Europe carries out not only at the state and scientific levels, but also at public level.
Great Britain:
1. Action Plan for Lucanus cervus / United Kingdom Biodiversity Action Plan (UK BAP).
2. Stag Beetle Helpline. Can you complete the picture on Britain’s largest beetle?
3. People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES)
4. «Stag beetles – Love is all they need» – part of Maria Fremlin’s personal web-site.
5. The Great Stag Hunt – web-site dedicated to the “Great Stag Hunt” initiative.
Spain:
1. Working group on Iberian Lucanidae (GTLI)
Methods of monitoring of stag beetle:
1. Own observations of researchers.
2. Volunteers involvement to filling out of monitoring questionnaire:
a) On-line interactive questionnaire – http://www.danambrose.co.uk/Stag/monitor.htm;
b) Printed questionnaire.
3. Radio-telemetric monitoring – Publication «Radio-telemetric monitoring of dispersing stag beetles: implications for conservation»
4. National databases maintenance on rare animal species.