The Bodies in Charge of Animal Welfare: What They Do and What They Could Do?
The coming into force of the 2010/63/EU Standard, regarding the protection of animals used for scientific purposes, has made it mandatory for all establishments breeding, supplying and using said animals to have an Animal Welfare Body (AWB). The establishment of a body such as the AWB represents a strong innovation compared to previous regulations (Dir. […]
Usefulness of volunteer data to measure the large scale decline of “common” toad populations
Measuring a species decline is pivotal to evaluate their conservation status, but an accurate assessment of demographic trends requires observations collected across broad spatial and temporal scales. Volunteers can help to collect information over large scales, but their data may be affected by heterogeneity for sampling efforts and protocols, which may influence detection probability. Ignoring […]