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Title: | European agreements for nature conservation need to explicitly address wolf-dog hybridisation | Authors: | Salvatori, Valeria Donfrancesco, Valerio Trouwborst, Arie Boitani, Luigi Linnell, John D.C. Alvares, Francisco Åkesson, Mikael Balys, Vaidas Blanco, Juan Carlos Chiriac, Silviu Ćirović, Duško Groff, Claudio Guinot-Ghestem, Murielle Huber, Djuro Kojola, Ilpo Kusak, Josip Kutal, Miroslav Iliopulos, Yorgos Ionescu, Ovidiu Majic Skrbinsek, Aleksandra Mannil, Peep Marucco, Francesca Melovski, Dime Mysłajek, Robert W. Nowak, Sabina Ozolins, Janis Rauer, Georg Reinhardt, Ilka Rigg, Robin Schley, Laurent Skrbinsek, Tomaz Svensson, Linn Trajce, Aleksander Trbojevic, Igor Tzingarska, Elena von Arx, Manuela Ciucci, Paolo |
Keywords: | Wolf-dog hybrids;Wolf;Environmental legislation;Habitats Directive;Bern Convention | Issue Date: | Aug-2020 | Rank: | M21a | Journal: | Biological Conservation | Abstract: | Hybridisation between wolves and dogs is increasingly reported in Europe. Nonetheless, no systematic survey has ever been attempted at the continental scale. We made the first assessment of wolf-dog hybridisation (WDH) occurrence in Europe and analysed how the phenomenon is addressed by international legislation and managed at the country level. We found that WDH is reported in all nine extant European wolf populations, and in 21 out of 28 countries for which we received information. The two main international legal instruments (i.e., the Habitats Directive and the Bern Convention) do not explicitly mention the threat posed by hybridisation but do provide guidance promoting control of free-ranging wolf-dog hybrids. However, we recorded poor compliance with such recommendations in most European countries, and a lack of coordination in addressing WDH among countries sharing the same wolf population. Alarmingly, we revealed a lack of well-designed and implemented country-wide genetic surveys to detect and monitor hybridisation, both relevant pre-requisites to effectively implement WDH management. By recommending criteria for an operative definition of “hybrid”, we also suggest improvements to enhance WDH-related policy at the EU scale. |
URI: | https://biore.bio.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3848 | ISSN: | 0006-3207 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108525 |
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