European Parliament Votes on Welfare Rules for Cats and Dogs
MEPs voted on the EC’s proposal concerning the welfare and traceability of cats and dogs...
MEPs voted on the EC’s proposal concerning the welfare and traceability of cats and dogs...
Europe’s animal health policy has evolved over decades to combat animal diseases...
Sweden has been granted ASF-free status a year after the disease was first detected in a dead wild boar in Västmanland county...
Progress on the eradication of the Ruddy Duck and the case file around the development plans which threaten the natural areas of the Akamas peninsula in Cyprus...
In a significant development, the Swedish government has announced a reduction of the infected African swine fever (ASF) zone...
This concise guide outlines the technical essentials for creating and managing these platforms, inspired by the successful model of the EU LC platform which FACE has been a member since its establishment in 2014. ...
Hunters as watchdogs for the health of wildlife: Hunters play a key role in monitoring the health status of our wildlife, in particular, for reporting potential cases of avian flu. ...
FACE welcomes the European Parliament’s decision...
FACE is pleased to present the FACE Biodiversity Manifesto Project of the Month for March 2021...
FACE Biodiversity Manifesto "Project of the Month" for February 2021...
FACE is pleased to present the FACE Biodiversity Manifesto Project of the Month for January 2021...
FACE is pleased to present the FACE Biodiversity Manifesto Project of the Month for December 2020...
FACE is pleased to present the FACE Biodiversity Manifesto Project of the Month for September 2020...
FACE is pleased to present the FACE Biodiversity Manifesto Project of the Month for September 2020...
The German national reference laboratory has confirmed the first case of ASF in wild boar in Germany (Brandenburg) this morning...
FACE is pleased to present the FACE Biodiversity Manifesto Project of the Month for June 2020...
FACE is pleased to present the FACE Biodiversity Manifesto Project of the Month for June 2020 - Karlsruhe drone rescue project....
International conference “The future of global pork production under the threat of African swine fever”...
The hunting community is becoming increasingly concerned about new cases of African swine fever (ASF) in western Poland, not far from the German border, and in southern Bulgaria, very close to the Greek border. ...
On 25 July, the Slovak State Veterinary Services announced the first outbreak of ASF in domestic pigs (4 cases so far) in Strážné, not far away from the border with Hungary. A few weeks later, on 12 August, the first case of ASF in wild boar was confirmed (see map below – blue arrow). The positive case was found close to Strážné near the area in Hungary where over 800 positive cases since 1 January were confirmed. Following these outbreaks,...
The future of European and African waterbird conservation was decided this week (4-8 December 2018) in Durban, South Africa. 78 parties attended the 7th Meeting of Parties (MoP) of the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (AEWA) decided on several important developments for waterbird conservation and management...
FACE, the European Federation for Hunting and Conservation, is delighted to invite you to the high-level conference “Preparing European Hunters to Eradicate African Swine Fever”, organised jointly with the European Commission. The conference will take place during the “Jagd und Hund” exhibition in Dortmund, Germany, from 10:00-17:00 on 30 January 2019 at the Congress Centre Westfalenhallen (Silbersaal, Rheinlanddamm 200, 44139 Dortmund). Please register at the latest 22 January 2019. [button size='big' style='' text='REGISTER NOW FOR THE CONFERENCE' icon='fa-arrow-right' icon_color='' link='http://conference.face.eu/' target='_blank' color='#ffffff' hover_color=''...
On 30 October, the president of the Royal Spanish Hunting Federation (RFEC), Ángel López Maraver, and the president of the Federazione Italiana della Caza (FIDC), Gianluca Dall'Olio, held a meeting last Saturday with the aim of establishing strategic lines of work to fight against African swine fever (ASF) in Spain and Italy. López Maraver and Dall'Olio point out the importance of reducing wild boar populations to ensure that Spain and Italy remain free of ASF, in line with the recommendations of...
Since the outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) in Belgium and the threat of a spread to France, Luxembourg, Germany and the Netherlands, FACE has organised weekly meetings of its ASF Task Force. This task force, which consists of experts, FACE Members and the CIC, provides a platform to exchange knowledge, news and experience between the different participants. Since its start, the task force already supported the call of Royal Saint Hubert Club de Belgique to erect a fence in the...
Brussels, 14 September 2018 - Europe’s hunters are deeply concerned following yesterday’s reports of African swine fever (ASF) in wild boar in Belgium. The infected animals were found in the Walloon municipality of Étalle in the province of Luxembourg. This is the first reported case of this problematic disease in western Europe, which is now present in 10 European Union (EU) countries. Urgent action from the regional, national and European authorities is needed. At the moment it is unclear how the...