Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease of global importance with significant morbidity and
mortality. However, the disease is frequently overlooked and underdiagnosed, leading to …

This editorial reports on a horizon scan exercise that was undertaken to identify new frontier
topics, new or emerging themes/concepts, or new philosophical questions of relevance to …

Freshwater ecosystems are some of the most biodiverse habitats, but they are among the
most endangered due to human activities. In this context, beavers represent a nature‐based …

Simple Summary All good zoos have animal welfare assessment policies and practices in
place to promote their animals' welfare, 24/7, across the lifespan. Here, we describe the …

The presence of the Eurasian beaver Castor fiber L. has been recently confirmed with two
separated populations in Tuscany (Central Italy) and probably represents the result of an …

The Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) has been reintroduced successfully in Germany since
the 1990s. Since wildlife is an important source of zoonotic infectious diseases, monitoring …

Several larger vertebrate species have recovered from dramatic bottlenecks caused by
overhunting and habitat destruction. One of the most notable comebacks concerns the …

Abstract Background: Numerous translocations of Eurasian beavers have occurred with little
implementation of standardised health screening. Pre‐release health screening enables the …

Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) is a well-established faunal element in the Czech Republic,
even though, historically, its populations were almost eradicated in this region. Nowadays …

Successful repopulation programs of Eurasian beavers (Castor fiber) have resulted in an
increase in beaver populations throughout Europe. This may be of public health relevance …