Europe: Collecting and using information on otter road casualties ...
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LAURA BONESI<br />
Otter <strong>road</strong> <strong>casualties</strong><br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>Europe</str<strong>on</strong>g>an Otter Workshop 2008 – Moravske Toplice, Slovenia<br />
3) Once the page is approved Laura will ask for published material, grey literature (e.g. nati<strong>on</strong>al reports), <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> useful<br />
web sites (e.g. Anna Roos menti<strong>on</strong>ed the GBIF) related to this subject to be linked <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> hosted <strong>on</strong> the OSG <strong>road</strong><br />
kills web page.<br />
4) A protocol for necroscopies is currently being developed by a collaborati<strong>on</strong> of different <str<strong>on</strong>g>Europe</str<strong>on</strong>g>an groups<br />
interested in the subject. Hugh Jansman gave a presentati<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> this at the EOW08. This protocol will be<br />
discussed further <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> an agreed protocol will be presented <strong>on</strong> the web page (Laura will c<strong>on</strong>tact the necroscopies<br />
group).<br />
5) Likewise tissue banks are <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> need to be implemented in different <str<strong>on</strong>g>Europe</str<strong>on</strong>g>an countries. There is interest in<br />
sharing <str<strong>on</strong>g>informati<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g> about the existence of such samples. It is possible to exploit the OSG <strong>road</strong> kill web site to<br />
share <str<strong>on</strong>g>informati<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g> about the existence of tissue banks. A discussi<strong>on</strong> will be initiated regarding this issue. Liz<br />
Chadwick <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Margarida Santos-Reis will initially be c<strong>on</strong>tacted by Laura regarding this issue.<br />
6) Andreas Kranz announced a workshop <strong>on</strong> necroscopies to be held in May 2008.<br />
7) For the moment the <str<strong>on</strong>g>Europe</str<strong>on</strong>g>an coordinati<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> <strong>otter</strong> <strong>road</strong> kills will <strong>on</strong>ly involve sharing <str<strong>on</strong>g>informati<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g>. If in the<br />
future we think that there is scope for more coordinati<strong>on</strong> am<strong>on</strong>gst countries further acti<strong>on</strong>s can be<br />
implemented.<br />
I hope that I have summarised well enough the outcome of our discussi<strong>on</strong>, but if there are any comments or questi<strong>on</strong>s<br />
please do not hesitate to c<strong>on</strong>tact me. I wish to thank all those that have c<strong>on</strong>tributed by compiling the questi<strong>on</strong>naires<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> by sharing ideas. Let’s hope that all this will be of help to the <strong>otter</strong>!<br />
Best wishes,<br />
Laura B<strong>on</strong>esi<br />
Italy (until January 2008)<br />
Department of Life Sciences<br />
University of Trieste<br />
Via Weiss 2<br />
34127 Trieste<br />
E-mail: lb<strong>on</strong>esi@units.it<br />
UK<br />
73 Riverside Place<br />
CB5 8JF Cambridge<br />
E-mail:b<strong>on</strong>esi.laura@gmail.com<br />
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