From 16 to 20 last April it was held not far from Glasgow, in Scotland, the fifth Pan European Symposium dedicated to wild ducks. It is an event attended by many experts, specifically the scholars of Duck Specialist Group by Wetlands International. The goal is to deepen the knowledge of aquatic species and to provide useful information also to the world of hunting.
THEMigratory Birdlife Office della Federcaccia was present with theACMA and the technicians Michele Sorrenti and Daniel Tramontana, the only Italian representatives ever. During the days dedicated to the sympsium, two contributions were presented, an oral presentation and a poster. The first had as its central theme trends in duck harvesting in Italy, while the second had to do with data on teals and spring migration (satellite telemetry specifically). The proceedings were opened by one of Europe's leading anatidae experts, Tony Fox.
The latter highlighted the need for a comparison between ornithologists and hunters, united by the desire to conserve abundant populations. Fox also stressed that it is mandatory for the world of scholars to drop out isolation from the hunting world. A further presentation by the Italian representatives concerned the first analysis of the data collected through SOS Pochard, an autonomous collection of information obtained from a good number of specialized stalking.