The event, held at the Canal de Isabel II headquarters and the Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente Wildlife Recovery Center, aims to showcase the Community's management model and serve as a meeting point for the sector. Specialists from Spain, France, Germany, Belgium, Portugal, Canada, and the United States are participating.
The conference will analyze Spanish regulations, the situation and perspectives in European countries, the effects of predator control in Mediterranean habitats, techniques used in North America, conditions for scientific ringing, and review practical cases of removing animals that cause damage to wild fauna and flora.
Trapping, carried out by specialized professionals, can be a fundamental tool for successfully controlling predators and overpopulations, provided it is used with the utmost guarantees of welfare for both the animal and the specialist. In the Community of Madrid, this activity is particularly relevant due to the significant presence of species requiring population control, such as rabbits, wild boars, or mountain goats.
Predatory mammals, birds, or corvids that negatively impact small game also require effective action without harming other specimens. In all cases, the traps used must be safe, effective, and selective.
