Many wild swine populations in different parts of the W orld have experienced an
unprecedented demographic explosion that may result in increased exposure of humans to …

The wild boar population has increased enormously in all of Europe over the last decades
and caused problems like crop damage, transmission of diseases, and vehicle accidents …

Past hunter-gatherer societies are often perceived as having co-existed harmoniously with
their environment. In reality, few ecosystems remain unaltered following the arrival of …

In this study one of the aims was to obtain a general overview of the wild boar population in
Luxembourg: its distribution, state of health and composition. In order to achieve this I …

Over the last decades, wolf Canis lupus predation in northern Spain has focused on wild
ungulates, even though livestock and other prey, such as other carnivores and small …

To identify common and general environmental factors that affect the distribution of conflict-
causing four animals, predictive distribution models and a predictive distribution map for …

Many mammal species can cause crop damage simultaneously at one location; therefore,
we designed and tested three fence types that targeted medium and large mammals. Ten …

Fences have been used to reduce crop damages caused by mammals (Conover 2001).
Although exceptions exist, most fences do not work against a wide variety of mammal …

This scientific report has been prepared in response to a request for urgent scientific and
technical assistance under Art 31 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, in relation to possible …

In the food supply chain, quality control has a very important role in maintaining customer
confidence. In the EU, food safety aspects are strictly regulated; however, composition …