European agreements for nature conservation need to explicitly address wolf-dog hybridisation

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108525" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108525</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108525" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108525</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

European agreements for nature conservation need to explicitly address wolf-dog hybridisation

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

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 26 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 &quot;hybrid&quot;, we also suggest improvements to enhance WDH-related policy at the European scale.

Název v anglickém jazyce

European agreements for nature conservation need to explicitly address wolf-dog hybridisation

Popis výsledku anglicky

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 26 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 &quot;hybrid&quot;, we also suggest improvements to enhance WDH-related policy at the European scale.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

10619 - Biodiversity conservation

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2020

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Biological Conservation

ISSN

0006-3207

e-ISSN

—

Svazek periodika

248

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

August

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

9

Strana od-do

108525

Kód UT WoS článku

000556843900003

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85086337546