The biennial meeting is a forum for basic and applied research in vertebrate biology and ecology, methodology and legislation and their application in wildlife management. Its focus is on Europe but participants and contributions from other regions of the world are welcome.

Symposia will be organized in the following broad topics:

• Ecologically based pest management

• Agricultural and silvicultural pest management

• Urban pest management

• Control methods and alternatives

• Zoonoses and parasites

• Invasive vertebrates

• Biological control of rodent pests by promoting increased raptor predation pressure: a key element of ecologically based integrated control

Important dates:

08-07-2017 Deadline for submission of round table and symposia proposals 30-08-2017 Deadline for submission of talks and posters 01-09-2017 Rise of registration fee 25-09-2017 Arrival day 26-09-2017 Beginning of scientific programme 27-09-2017 Conference banquet 30-09-2017 & 01-10-2017 Excursions

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