Assen Ignatov

(Senior Assistant, Dr)

phone: (+359 2) 9885116 (ext. 673); e-mail:

Born: 4 June 1968.

Education

Secondary education (1981—1986): National High School for Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Sofia

MSc (Zoology) (1988—1993): Department of Zoology and Anthropology, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University

Languages: English, Russian.
Computer skills: Adobe (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver), CorelDraw, MS Office, Internet.
Drawings, paintings, sketches and photographing of wildlife and natural history collections.

Vertebrates Department

Research interests

Faunistics, ecology, ethology and zoogeography of the birds in Bulgaria; nature conservation.

Current projects

Monitoring of the Common Birds in Bulgaria

Migration of the soaring birds over the Black Sea coast ‘Via Pontica’

Mid-winter counts of Waterfowl in Bulgaria

Slender-billed Curlew in Bulgaria

Optimisation of the Natura 2000 sites in Bulgaria

Birds of Alibotush (Slavyanka) Mountain

Membership

Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds

Illustrations of books

The Owls of Bulgaria, ISBN 954-500-103-8

Waterbirds of Bourgas Wetlands, ISBN 954-9959-33-3

Atlas of the Breeding Birds in Bulgaria, BSPB, Conservation series, Book 10, ISBN 978-954-91421-7-4

Guide for the nature, ISBN 978-954-91790-3-3

Guide of animals and flowers included in Washington Convention — CITIES, ISBN 954-90820-8-3

Mammals of Rhodopi Mountains, ISBN 954-90601-3-6

Trees and Shrubs of National Park ‘Vitosha Mountain’

Drogflowers in Bulgaria, ISBN 954-642-117-0

Advances in Heteroptera Research, ISBN 978-954-642-311-5 (HB)

Red Data Book (insects, invertebrates, birds), in print

Most recent publications

Ignatov, A., 2024. Long-term trend and population density of the Little Owl (Athene noctua) in Bulgaria. — North-Western Journal of Zoology, 20 (1): 65—72.

Spassov, N., Ignatov, A., Mihaylov, Ts., 2023. New evidence for the recent presence of the lynx, Lynx lynx (Linnaeus), in Western Stara Planina Mountains, Bulgaria. — Historia naturalis bulgarica, 45: 53—56.

Ignatov, A., 2023. Modelling the Distribution of the Little Owl Athene noctua in Bulgaria. — C. R. Acad. Bulg. Sci., 76 (12): 1835—1842.

Spassov, N., Askerov, E., Ignatov, A., Acosta-Pankov, I., 2021. New data on the status of the jungle cat (Felis chaus Schreber, 1777) in Azerbaijan. — Historia naturalis bulgarica, 42: 1—3. doi:10.48027/hnb.42.011

Ignatov, A., Popgeorgiev, G., 2021. Recent and Historical Distribution of Little Owl (Athene noctua) in Bulgaria. — AIRO, 29: 216—222.

Spassov, N., Askerov, E., Akosta-Pankov, I., Ignatov, A., 2019. New data on the occurrence of Panthera pardus in the Talysh Mountains, Azerbaijan (Carnivora: Felidae). — Lynx, 50: 113—118.

Michev, T., Profirov, L., Michev, B., Hristov, L., Ignatov, A., Stoynov, E., Chipev, N., 2018. Long-term Changes in Autumn Migration of Selected Soaring Bird Species at Burgas Bay, Bulgaria. — Acta zool. Bulg., 70 (1): 57—68.

Spassov, N., Ignatov, A., Acosta-Pankov, I., 2016. On the status of the leopard in Turkey, again. — CAT news, 64: 18—21.

Spassov, N., Ignatov, A., Acosta-Pankov, I., 2015. The Story of the Turkish Dhole. Exploring and documenting diversity in nature. — CETAF Newsletter, October 2015.

Ignatov, A., Mitev, D., Berkelder, R., van der Poel, P., 2015. Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus: a new species to the Bulgarian avifauna. — Acrocephalus, 36 (164/165): 79—82.

— More complete list of publications — section e-Natura | Staff publications