The Chamois International Congress is organized during the Apennine chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica ornata) conservation project Life Coornata, started in 2010 and ending in September 2014, whose coordinating beneficiary is the Majella National Park.
The general aim of the Chamois International Congress is to share and divulge the knowledge about chamois ecology and conservation, considering the different situations associated with all the subspecies existent.
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Participation is FREE!
but limited to 150 persons
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Four main sessions will be developed:
The genus Rupicapra: an overview
Keynote speaker: Sandro Lovari
Status and Ecology of Chamois subspecies
Chairman and keynote speaker: Juan Herrero
The role of reintroductions in chamois conservation
Chairman and keynote speaker: Pritpal Soorae
Threats and conservation
Chairman and keynote speaker: Marco Festa-Bianchet
During the Congress will be also developed a poster session.
June, 13th, 2014: registration
June, 14th, 2014: poster delivery
June, 16th, 2014: opening of the photography exhibition"Ornata: the most beautiful chamois in the world"
June, 18th, 2014: social dinner
June 19th, 2014: Photography slideshows and nature films projections on European mountain environments
Invited lecturers include experts coming from the geographic area comprised between Spain and Georgia as well as members of the Caprinae Specialist Group and the Reintroduction Specialst Group of the IUCN.
The Chamois International Congress has received the official endorsement of
Caprinae Specialist Group
Reintroduction Specialist Group