Few species have shown such a dramatic and still unabated decline as the Common hamster over the past decades. This immense loss is illustrated by the latest results from the national report pursuant to Article 17 of the Habitats Directive. Meanwhile, there is no question that the decline of the species is not a phenomenon of the western edge of the distribution, but is also evident in neighbouring Eastern European countries. For this reason the “International Hamster Workgroup”, which has been working on the conservation and research of the Common hamster since 1994, is becoming increasingly important. Colleagues from all over Europe regularly take part in the annual meetings; demonstrating the urgent need to exchange information and have discussions to save the Common hamster. To further promote this exchange, the opening day of this year’s conference is open to public officials, experts and interested members of the public. ... [Information of the supplier]
The international Colloquium "Biology of the Soricidae IV" is the continuation of presumably the most important and fruitful conference series for shrew research. The previous three meetings took place in Powdermill (USA) in 1990 and 2002, and Syktyvkar (Russia) in 2010. About 50 shrew specialists participated in each of them. The presented results and topics were widely disseminated in the two valuable and well-cited Proceedings and the Abstract book from Syktyvkar.The fourth conference will be held at the Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (western Poland) from 12 to 14 September 2016. The main expected topics are: Ecology, behaviour & physiology; Morphological, molecular & cytogenetic diversity; Zoogeography & systematics;Parasites, diseases, threats & protection. However, the conference will be dedicated to all aspects of shrew biology. The language of the conference will be English. ... [Information of the supplier]