Foal loss causes significant economic losses to the Australian thoroughbred industry. Chlamydia psittaci (C. psittaci) has been recognised as a pathogen causing late-term foetal loss in Australia. The objective of this project was to improve understanding of C. psittaci infections in pregnant mares ...

Following the coalition agreement 'sustainable action' 2019-2023 of the North Holland Provincial Executive, they want to professionalize the shelters for wild animals. The Province of North Holland has asked Wageningen Environmental Research to have formats drawn up for legally required protocols...

Animals can make food systems more circular. Livestock animals can convert (by-)products from the food system that are inedible for humans into valuable food, manure and other ecosystem services. Metropolitan areas like Amsterdam have a variability of food products that might be valuable to support ...

This report examines the effectiveness and animal welfare aspects of drowning traps for the control of harmful wild rodents, with special attention to the Ekomille or EKO1000 trap. The conclusion is that such systems can be effective in certain situations, but that the welfare impact of the...

This paper describes the legal aspects, opportunities, challenges, policy implementation and recommendations for wildlife conservation and management in Vietnam.

The Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN), together with the Federal Government Documentation and Advisory Center on the subject of Wolf (DBBW) on behalf of the Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMU), has prepared the recommendations for the protection of grazing animals and the game...

In this paper, we explored the role of wildlife in adaptation to climate change in areas predominantly used for livestock production in South Africa. Using a sample of 1071 wildlife and livestock farms we estimated a multinomial choice model of various adaptation options including livestock and...

Dolphins living in coastal areas are challenged by many anthropogenic activities, including habitat modification, boating and fishing, and introduction of toxic chemicals. This report reviews threats to Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) in the Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary (ADS),...

The surveillance programme is carried out by the Institute of Marine Research according to a contract with the Norwegian Food Safety Authority. In 2021, samples were collected from one oyster farm, one wild, commercially exploited oyster population which is also used as a source of oysters for a...

The surveillance program for salmon lice on wild salmonids (NALO) was carried out in 2021 on behalf of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (MT) and the Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries (NFD). As in previous years, a hydrodynamic dispersal model that calculates the density of...