Complex and dynamic interactions involving domestic animals, wildlife, and humans create
environments favorable to the emergence of new diseases, or reemergence of diseases in …

Eurasian badgers (Meles meles) are an important wildlife reservoir of tuberculosis
(Mycobacterium bovis) infection in Ireland and the United Kingdom. As part of national …

Successful eradication schemes for bovine tuberculosis (bTB) have been implemented in a
number of European and other countries over the last 50 years. However, the islands of …

Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is one of the globe's most common, multihost zoonoses and
results in substantial socioeconomic costs for governments, farming industries, and tax …

The badger is an ecologically and economically important species. Detailed knowledge of
aspects of the ecology of this animal in Ireland has only emerged through research over …

A new Irish bovine tuberculosis (bTB) eradication strategy was launched in 2021. The
strategy was formulated following extensive discussions with stakeholders, formal reviews of …

Individual specialisation has been identified in an increasing number of animal species and
populations. However, in some groups, such as terrestrial mammals, it is difficult to …

This monograph is about predation in vertebrate animal community. The studies were done
in the seminatural terrains with transitional mixed forest within the European forest zone in …

Weather conditions, and how they in turn define and characterize regional climatic
conditions, are a primary limit on global species diversity and distribution, and increasing …

Abstract The 'New Zealand flatworm', Arthurdendyus triangulatus, is a native of the South
Island of New Zealand, which has established in the UK, Ireland and the Faroe Islands. In its …