Monitoring wild boar and other ungulates using camera trapping and the REM methodology
MINUARTIA is launching new monitoring programmes for wild boar and other ungulates in Catalonia using the Random Encounter Model (REM), a camera-trapping-based methodology, within the framework of the Catalan Wild Boar Monitoring Programme. This approach makes it possible to estimate wildlife population densities in a standardized way, including in areas where hunting is not practiced and where traditional population indicators are limited. The new surveys are being carried out in several natural areas and game reserves, building on MINUARTIA’s extensive experience in validating and applying this methodology across different management contexts. The results will contribute to a better understanding of wild boar, roe deer, red deer, fallow deer, and other ungulate populations, providing key information to support decision-making and the sustainable management of ecosystems.
Participation in the talk-colloquium “Vineyard and wild boar, is coexistence possible?”, in Alella
In the cycle Libraries with DO in Alella, the talk-colloquium “Vineyard and wild boar, is coexistence possible?” was conducted by journalist Jordi Bes with the participation of Teresa Cerdà, co-owner of the Bouquet de Alella Winery, and biologist Joana Colomer, responsible for ungulates projects at MINUARTIA.The wild boar causes significant damage to the vineyard […]
Participation in the Ninth Congress of the Spanish Society for the Conservation and Study of Mammals (SECEM)
The congress organized by the Spanish Society for the Conservation and Study of Mammals (SECEM) is held every two years. The 2021 edition took place in Córdoba, from 4 to 7 December, with almost 300 participants and a total of 172 communications submitted.Minuartia participated with two communications on ungulates. In the first, a study of […]
Minuartia has signed an agreement with the University of Barcelona to develop a research project on wild boar
The Department of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences of the University of Barcelona and MINUARTIA recently signed an agreement on a project to research the population dynamics of wild boar, to facilitate management strategies based on scientific knowledge. The project is funded by the Catalan Government’s doctorate programme. In recent years, there have been […]
Presentation of the results of monitoring wildlife measures on the Barcelona-French border high-speed railway
Over a three-year period (2016–2018) campaigns to monitor measures for preventing and reducing wildlife impacts of the high-speed railway line (LAV) have been carried out between Barcelona and the French border, for the state railway company ADIF Alta velocidad. The conclusions were presented at the ‘Jornadas internas de ADIF-AV’ organized by the Department of Environment, […]
An exclusion fence to protect a nesting zone presented at the International Symposium on Wild Boar
On 4–5 September, the 12th International Symposium on Wild Boar and Other Suids was held in the Czech Republic. At the conference, Minuartia presented a project at the Aiguamolls de l’Empordà Natural Park to construct and assess the effectiveness of an exclusion fence designed to prevent boar and American mink predation of a nesting zone […]
Wildlife videos on the ‘minuartiawildlife’ channel
Wildlife videos have been created using images obtained by camera trapping on Reconyx H500/H600 devices. Camera trapping is a bait-free technique for studying wildlife behaviour in its habitat. It does not interfere with the natural behaviour of the animals. Minuartia uses this technique in wildlife management, wildlife-human conflict, and species conservation projects. The videos can […]
