From harmonisation over digitalization to transparency, find out more in our report: https://zenodo.org/records/16281457 #WildlifeManagement

Wildlife data faces many challenges: fragmented reports, manual submissions, and loss of detail. Shared standards, digital tools, and transparent systems can turn challenges into solutions, building a connected data network for Europe.👉🧵 #WildlifeMonitoring

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Some rely on paper and annual summaries; others use real-time digital tools. Different systems and timelines make comparison hard, but understanding diversity is the first step toward harmonisation. Find out more in our free report: https://zenodo.org/records/16281457

Wildlife data collection: Different countries, different approaches to hunting data reporting. We looked at hunting bag data collection across 18 European countries and found 18 different approaches.  👉🧵

This report translates the evidence into: ✅practical recommendations, ✅guidance for planning and conducting carcass searches,  ✅standardised data collection templates and field protocols to support consistent ASF monitoring and outbreak response 👉 https://zenodo.org/records/17591551

📄 This report reviews current methods for locating and dating wild boar carcasses, highlighting existing knowledge gaps and the need for harmonised protocols and further field validation across Europe. 👉 https://zenodo.org/records/17591492

Find out more in our report: https://zenodo.org/records/16281457 #WildlifeManagement

#Wildlife data starts in the field, when hunters record what they harvest.  These records shape biodiversity monitoring and #WildlifeManagement across Europe. What it captures? And why it matters?👉🧵

What is the #PopulationDensity of red deer, roe deer, wild boar, and red fox? Our experts estimated it using camera traps and the Random Encounter Model, following the standardized EOW protocol developed within the ENETWILD consortium. www.researchgate.net/publication/...

What is the relationship between roe deer density, wood tick abundance, seasonal tick activity, and the potential effects of #AfricanSwineFever on tick populations? Find out more: www.researchgate.net/publication/...

New insights into wild boar behaviour and ASF risk Findings of our recent report provide a robust foundation for targeted ASF risk assessment, surveillance, and management strategies. Read the full report for free here: https://zenodo.org/records/18998680 #WildlifeManagement

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In 2026, after collecting all the data, the researchers will finish the analysis and publish their report. They will continuously update the movement metrics as new data becomes available and make them accessible to everyone. Stay tuned: the paper is coming out soon! #AfrianSwineFever

To predict #AfricaSwineFever spread, we need unified knowledge of 🐗 behavior. Last year, our researchers identified key behavior criteria and compared conditions, providing a Europe-wide overview of 🐗 movement and contact patterns relevant to ASF.

We're just getting started 💪

👀 Outlook to 2026: After proving that eDNA works well in the pilot study, the next goal is to make it a routine and standardized tool for monitoring wildlife diseases.  Our researchers are working towards a trusted eDNA method that will fit into existing #WildlifeMonitoring programs.

🤔 Recap 2025: Last year our researchers tested this approach in a pilot study in Croatia, Spain, and Portugal.  The results showed that combining #CameraTrap data with multiple eDNA methods greatly improved the detection of wildlife, insect vectors, and potential pathogens.

How can we monitor and forecast wildlife diseases without disturbing wildlife? By using non-invasive methods. 🧬 One promising tool is environmental DNA (eDNA) #WildlifeMonitoring

Stay up to date 🐗💡 In our next newsletter we are looking back at 2025 and will summarise some highlights related to #OneHealth and #WildlifeMonitoring. We will also share updates on current activities.  Sign up here to receive it:  https://enetwild.com/

We involve citizens in #WildlifeMonitoring & they have contributed 29000 verified records from 38 countries 📸🐇 In 2019, we launched the iMammalia app. Since then European citizens have been uploading photos or sightings of mammals that we verify and submit to the global database GBIF.

Bird flu can spread among vultures 🇪🇸🇫🇷 An analysis of the 2022 HPAI outbreak demonstrated that vultures may have facilitated a rapid, silent & cross-border spread of the virus on a regional scale. 👉https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/31/8/24-1456_article By @irec-csic-uclm.bsky.social  #OneHealth

📸 European bisons photographed by a camera trap in the Białowieża Forest in Poland. Our partners there set up the camera traps following the ENETWILD protocols, contributing to species #conservation and #WildlifeManagement. Credits: MRI PAS, European Observatory of Wildlife (EOW)

A new training available on 📸processing of camera trap data using the AI-aided Agouti platform 💻producing density estimates using a standardized analysis procedure https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWWnbUYXBFs #CameraTrap

Successful #WildlifeManagement involves scientists, hunters & many more! We collaborate with scientists & hunters and produced the first calibrated estimates of wild boar density across Europe, offering a stronger basis for the risk assessment of #AfricanSwineFever.

🕵️‍♀️Find the mammal! Missed our latest newsletter? It’s full of project updates, events, publications & fun games all around #OneHealth & #WildlifeMonitoring Read the latest issue & subscribe to not miss the next one https://enetwild.com/newsletter/ 📸credit: MRI PAS, European Observatory of Wildlife

Full ENETWILD report: Effectiveness of methods for controlling wild boar movement. https://zenodo.org/records/12705762 Stop the spread. Report suspicious cases. #OneHealth

#ASFV measures?  ✅ Fencing & culling ✅ Early detection & surveillance ✅ Hunters, farmers & locals working together

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🛑🐗 No barrier is 100% wild boar-proof So how do we manage them?  👉 Tailor-made, context-specific measures designed with the people and landscapes. Read more: https://zenodo.org/records/12705762 #ASFV #AfricanSwineFever #OneHealth