The XV Meeting of Iberian Wild Ungulates took place on the 23rd and 24th of November, in Cazorla, Spain, with the participation of researchers from CESAM and the University of Aveiro: Mariana Rossa, Eduardo Ferreira, Fernando Sicuro and João Carvalho.
During the event, PhD student Mariana Rossa presented the work entitled “Impact of large herbivores on acorn removal and dispersal dynamics“. This study, carried out in collaboration with members of the Wildlife Unit of the University of Aveiro, was awarded the “Best Oral Presentation” award at the congress.
Researchers Fernando Sicuro and Eduardo Ferreira presented the work “Invasive wild boar affected feral hog skull evolution over 25 years in Brazilian Pantanal wetland”, which addresses the influence of invasive wild boars on the cranial evolution of wild pigs in the Brazilian Pantanal. In turn, researcher João Carvalho moderated the first panel of oral presentations.
The congress ended with a field trip to the Parque Natural de las Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y las Villas, the largest protected natural space in the Iberian Peninsula, providing participants with a unique opportunity to get in touch with nature and local biodiversity.