15^th European Wildlife Disease Conference

How do we translate wildlife health surveillance into conservation action?

• Chris Walzer, Wildlife Conservation Society 
  From Surveillance to Action: Unleashing the Power of Wildlife Health for Conservation
• Ruth Cromie, CMS Councillor for Wildlife Health  
  Avian influenza: From surveillance to risk mitigation and conservation action
• An Martel, University of Ghent 
  What did 10 years of Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans teach us about early detection of infectious wildlife diseases?
• Tony Sainsbury, Institute of Zoology 
  Monitoring the health of species in conservation translocations: The Disease Risk Analysis & Health Surveillance Project

Wildlife health surveillance (WHS) produces valuable information that can help inform and address disease threats to public and animal health alike. While focus has been on safeguarding the health of people and captive animals, there is a growing recognition of the need to consider adverse impacts on biodiversity and ecosystems to fully adopt a one health perspective. Geographically isolated species may be particularly at risk from introduced novel pathogens; critically endangered species with remnant populations are vulnerable to disease as an additive threat; and there are a growing number of examples where both infectious and non-infectious diseases have led to rapid and unpredictable declines of previously common species across wide geographical scales.  The goal of this meeting is to explore how we can translate WHS into conservation action. And the ultimate goal, how do we move to disease prevention and health promotion of resilient and biodiverse wildlife populations?

Presentations will explore our goal, illustrating with successful examples from recent years. We will end with a group discussion, to review lessons learned that may be reapplied, and opportunities for improvement in the future. 

Costs: 

The costs include refreshments and afternoon snacks.

Registration: Will open soon on the conference platform hosted by Oxford Abstract. The link will be provided here.

NOTE: For those attending morning workshops at FLI on the Isle of Riems, a shuttle will be provided for transport to Stralsund/Ozeaneum for those registered to attend the EWDA Network Meeting.

Please be aware that the practical part of the aquatic mammal health workshop will take place at the same time in Stralsund, i.e. you will not be able to attend both events.