Animal tuberculosis (TB) is a multi-host zoonotic disease whose prevalence in cattle herds
in Europe has been increasing, despite a huge investment in eradication. The composition …

The definition of the most relevant parameters that describe the wild boar (WB) population
dynamics is essential to guide African swine fever (ASF) control policies. These parameters …

Abstract The European Commission requested EFSA to estimate the risk of spread of African
swine fever (ASF) and to identify potential risk factors (indicators) for the spread of ASF …

The goal of this report is i) to model the occurrence and hunting yield (HY) density of wild
ungulates not only for widely distributed species in Europe, but also for those ones which …

Abstract African Swine Fever (ASF) has been slowly but steadily increasing its endemic
range throughout Europe, posing an imminent risk to the pig industry. ASF transmission …

Hunting is a unique form of activity in rural areas with a high proportion of forest areas, which
involves nature conservation and meets social needs for recreation and the preservation of …

Background The representation of wildlife-livestock interface (WLI) at an accurate spatial
resolution poses several challenges. Furthermore, there is a lack of published material …

Hunting statistics can be suitable to determine wild boar density estimates if a calibration
with an accepted rigorous method is performed. Here, densities calculated from drive counts …

Wildlife monitoring is key for the effective management of natural resources. Hunting-based
data (eg, hunting bag statistics) is an important source of information to overcome the …

The dynamics of the wild boar population has become a pressing issue not only for
ecological purposes, but also for agricultural and livestock production. The data related to …