ACWF at European Ground Squirrel Conference IV
European Ground Squirrel Conference Kamien Slaski, Poland, 5-7 September, 2012
I participated at the IV European Ground Squirrel Meeting for the first time as ACWF. In the last years I participated as CATCA. This meeting is every two years and it is all about the importance to preserve these species of squirrel that have already vanished in several European countries, so NGO's and scientists are working to re-introduce these species, while creating protection for the habitats where they are released and for other animal and plant species.
As ACWF, we shared a poster about the Uinta Ground Squirrel from North America with PTOP Salamandra of Poland. Our poster title was: "Cannibalistic behaviour of Uinta Ground Squirrels", and it was about the disturbing behaviour of this species that we observed in July 2012 that cause them to get run over by cars on the roads.
Receiving the award for best poster
We were very pleased that our poster was voted as the favourite poster exhibited during the meeting, as the other European colleagues made some very interesting posters with lots of scientific data. We received a price for the best poster.
With my colleague NGO’s and scientists
Further information about European Ground Squirrel Conference IV and the award we received can be viewed here (in Polish).
Interview in English. To listen you must click the symbol of loudspeaker.
