**************************************************************** ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 17:35:10 +0000 From: "C.Ross"Subject: European Hedgehog Research Group Conference European Hedgehog Research Group (EHRG) 3rd International Hedgehog Workshop 29-30 January 1999 Roehampton Institute London Whitelands College,West Hill, London, SW15 3SN. Provisional Schedule Friday 29th January 0930 Opening address: Nigel Reeve 0940 Marcel Huijser (Netherlands) Location of hedgehog traffic victims in relation to landscape features. 1010 Goergen Goeransson (Sweden) Highway construction in the range of a local hedgehog population 1040 Coffee 1100 Eduardas Mickeviciu s(Lithuania) Hedgehogs on the Lithuanian roads 1130 Fabio Bontadina (Switzerland) Urban hedgehogs in Zuerich, Switzerland: spatial distribution & habitat use. 1200 Gundega Kampe (Latvia) Home range & habitat utilization of the Eastern european hedgehog. 1230 Lunch & poster session 1400 Salvatore Giannetto & Giovanni Poglayen (Sicily, Italy) Helminths of the hedgehog (E. europaeus) in three Italian areas 1430 Fiammetta Santucci (UK & Italy) DNA footprints of postglacial colonisationroutes of hedgehogs. 1500 Tea & poster session 1530 PatMorris (UK) Report on progress with the European hedgehog breeding survey. 1600 Matti Masing (Estonia) A review of hedgehog studies in Estonia 1988-1998 1630 Digger Jackson (UK) Prickly problems on the Machair: hedgehogs & their impact on ground nesting birds in the Herbrides. Saturday 30th January 0930 Pat Morris (UK) Introduction: Studies of released hedgehogs. What next? 1010 Ray Jackson (UK) Hedgehog rehabilitation at Lower Moss Wood Educational Nature Reserve, Cheshire. 1040 Coffee 1100 Hanne Mar iSeether (Norway) Survival & early dispersal of juvenile hedgehogs. 1130 Marcel Huijser (Netherlands)Age & sex of,traffic victims. 1200 Les Stocker (UK) Incidents adversely affecting the hedgehog (E. europaeus) & their rescue & rehabilitation in the U.K. 1230 Lunch & poster session 1400 Annette Reiso-Carlson (Germany) Therapy of hedgehogs with injuries caused by fire. 1430 Lisa Frost (UK) Hand rearing orphaned or deserted neonate & young hedgehogs (E.europaeus) 1500 Tea & poster session 1530 Beate Johansen (Norway) Salmonellae in hedgehogs 1600 Dino Scaravelli (Italy) Status & distribution of E.e. italicus & E. concolor in Italy 1630 Janet Peto (UK) Health & safety for carers of hedgehogs Cost: stlg25 per day, stlg40 for both days. Half-price to students in full-time education or the unemployed. The price includes morning & afternoon tea/coffee,biscuits, & a 2-course lunch. Contact: Obtain your registration form or further details from: Dr. Nigel Reeve, School of Life Sciences, Roehampton Institute London, West Hill, London SW15 3SN. Tel. +44 (0)181 392 3528, Fax. +44 (0)181 392 3527, email n.reeve@roehampton.ac.uk Venue: Roehampton Institute London (Whitelands College),West Hill, London, SW15 3SN. Entrance to college from Sutherland Grove. Nearest underground stations are East Putney & Southfields (District Line). Dr. Nigel J. Reeve School of Life Sciences Roehampton Institute London London, SW15 3SN Tel. +44 (0)181 392 3528 (direct) +44 (0)181 392 3524 (secretary) +44 (0)181 392 3527 (fax) ------------------------------