WSSG WORKSHOP 2017 - Pico, Portugal
The Woodcock and Snipe Workshop is a regular meeting organized by the Woodcock and Snipe Specialist Group (WSSG). The WSSG is a network of specialists (scientists and non-scientists) concerned with the study, monitoring, management and conservation of populations of woodcock and snipe species. The WSSG is a specialist group from Wetlands International (www.wetlands.org), providing information and advice to support its conservation programs and projects (www.wetlands.org/our-network/specialist-groups/woodcock-and-snipe-specialist-group). The WSSG also acts as an expert group for the Species Survival Commission (SSC) of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) (www.iucn.org/ssc-groups/birds).
The main purpose of the WSSG is to provide up-to-date knowledge on woodcock and snipe species in the world. It is also expected to encourage new research and to facilitate contacts between researchers. WSSG intends to play the role of an expertise platform for biologists, conservationists and wildlife managers interested in woodcocks and snipes for sharing and exchange of information. As these are game species, the final objective is to ensure the sustainable use of their populations.
The Woodcock and Snipe Workshop aims to share knowledge on all aspects of every woodcock and snipe species: biology, habitats, population dynamics, census techniques, monitoring, hunting statistics, management & conservation, capture techniques. The 2017 edition, the 8th Woodcock and Snipe Workshop, will be held in the village of Madalena, Pico island (Azores, Portugal) from 9 to 11 May (organized by CIBIO-InBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, and ONCFS, Office national de la chasse et de la faune sauvage).
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Yves Ferrand (ONCFS, France)
Andrew Hoodless (GWCT, UK)
Edward H. Miller (MUN, Canada)
Kévin Le-Rest (ONCFS, France)
Tiago M. Rodrigues (CIBIO-InBIO, Univ. Porto, Portugal)
David Gonçalves (CIBIO-InBIO, Univ. Porto, Portugal)
ORGANISING COMMITTEE
David Gonçalves (CIBIO-InBIO, Univ. Porto, Portugal)
Yves Ferrand (ONCFS, France)
Rémi Fontaine (CIBIO-InBIO, Univ. Porto, Portugal)
Diana Silva (CIBIO-InBIO, Univ. Porto, Portugal)
Tiago M. Rodrigues (CIBIO-InBIO, Univ. Porto, Portugal)
Pedro Andrade (CIBIO-InBIO, Univ. Porto, Portugal)
IMPORTANT DATES
Registration deadline: extended to 21 April 2017
Registration payment: extended to 21 April 2017
Abstract submission deadline: extended to 21 April 2017, only for communications in poster format
