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PROGRAM

DEADLINES

  • Early registration (for reduced fare) 28th February 2022
  • Abstract submission is closed. Registration will be open until the 13th of September
Day 1
27 Set 2022
Day 2
28 Set 2022
Day 3
29 Set 2022
Day 4
30 Set 2022
09:30 - 13:00
GRIVOLA

Registration and poster mounting

13:00 - 13.30
GRIVOLA
Antonio Maturani
Bruno Bassano

Opening and welcoming address 

13:30-14:00
Grivola
Prof. Sandro Lovari

Invited opening talk: The chamois in (Great) Paradise: what have we learnt from them?

Invited opening talk: The chamois in (Great) Paradise: what have we learnt from them?
Sandro Lovari
Prof. Sandro Lovari
14:00-14:30
Grivola
Dr. Stefan Michel

Invited talk: The Re-Assessment of Caprinae in the IUCN Red List – Results and Challenges

Stefan Michel
Dr. Stefan Michel
14:30-14:45
Grivola
Berihun Gebremedhin

Species distribution prediction and connectivity for identification of future reintroduction sites for the Walia ibex 

14:45-15:00 
Grivola
Romaan Hayat Khattak

Evaluating habitat suitability for threatened Kashmir markhor (Capra falconeri cashmeriensis) in the Hindu Kush mountains, Northern Pakistan

15:00-15:15
Grivola
Tanushree Srivastava 

Recovery of Kashmir markhor Capra falconeri cashmiriensis: identification of critical habitats and their protection through community-based interventions

15:15-15:30
Grivola
Khurshed Shamsuddinov

Post-Soviet recovery of markhor in Tajikistan: a conservation success story

15:30-15:45 
Grivola
Juan Herrero

The recovery of Iberian wild goat Capra pyrenaica in southern Pyrenees

15:45-16:00 
Grivola
Alexandre Garnier

Conservation of ibex species in France. Contribution of post-translocation monitoring of Capra pyrenaica in the Pyrenees

16:00-16:30
Grivola

Coffee break

16:30 -16:45
Grivola
Alessandro Asprea

Dynamics of the Apennine chamois population in the Maiella National Park: the outcome of a (so far) successful reintroduction

16:45-17:00
Grivola
Attila Farkas

Evaluation of the management of Northern chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra carpatica) population based on population estimates and hunting bag data from Romania

17:00-17:15
Grivola
Rok Černe

Alpine ibex management in Slovenia; from habitat studies to needed population reinforcements

17:15-17:30
Grivola
Brittany L. Wagler

Effects of helicopter net-gunning on survival of bighorn sheep

17:30-17:45
Grivola
Wibke Peters

Global ungulate migrations in a changing world & a plea for maintaining altitudinal migrations

17:45-18:00
Grivola
Prof. Sandro Lovari

Riding the carnivores: upgrading Caprinae through carnivore conservation

Sandro Lovari
Prof. Sandro Lovari
18:00-18:15
Grivola
*Camilla Smoglica

Microbial communities and antimicrobial resistance genes in Apennine chamois in Maiella National Park 

18:30-20:30
Grivola

Poster session and ice breaker

09:00-09:30
Grivola
Prof. Marco Festa-Bianchet


Invited talk: Intense directional selective pressure from trophy hunting causes evolution of smaller horns, despite denials

Marco Festa Bianchet
Prof. Marco Festa-Bianchet

09:30-09:45
GRIVOLA
 Valter Di Cecco 

The pastoral value of high altitude vegetation in Maiella National Park: could effects of climate change improve the trophic availability for the Apennine chamois?

09:45-10:00
Grivola
Francesca A. Lioce 

Diet and trophic niche overlap between wild ungulates and livestock in the Italian Alps

10:00-10:15
Grivola
Roberta Chirichella 

The influence of geological substrate on senescence in Alpine chamois as a function of tooth wear

10:15-10:30
Grivola
Anne Loison

Chamois survival depends on their foodscape

10:30-11:00
Grivola

Coffee break

11:00-11:15
GRIVOLA
Wibke Peters

 Partial migration and seasonal habitat selection in an iconic mountain ungulate

11:15-11:30 
Grivola
Valerio Donini

Effects of red deer and increasing temperature on chamois upslope shift

11:30-11:45 
Grivola
Hendrik Edelhoff

Contrasting density gradients of two alpine ungulates – a study using spatial capture-recapture modelling

11:45-12:00 
Grivola
Achaz von Hardenberg

Differences in the population dynamics of two sympatric mountain ungulates:  Alpine ibex and Alpine chamois in the Gran Paradiso National Park

12:00-12:15
Grivola
Carole Toïgo

How climate indirectly influences Alpine ibex individual performance through forage availability

12:15-12:30 
Grivola
Tawqir Bashir

Forecasting Markhor (Capra falconeri falconeri) distribution and connectivity in Kashmir Himalaya under climate change scenarios

12:30-14:30
Cogne

Lunch break

14:30-14:45
Grivola
Zalmai Moheb

Factors influencing the spring distribution of sympatric urial and Siberian ibex in the Hindu Kush Mountains of Wakhan National Park, Afghanistan

14:45-15:00
Grivola
Kevin White

Costs of living dangerously: long-term study reveals snow avalanches are a major driver of mountain ungulate population ecology

15:00-15:15
Grivola
Joel Berger 

Species Interactions at Earth’s Edges

15:15-15:45 
Grivola
Josephine Pemberton

Invited Talk: Inbreeding depression in island ungulates

15:45-16:00
Grivola
Iris Biebach

Alpine ibex as a model species to understand reintroductions and inform management

16:00-16:15
Grivola
Christine Grossen

Evolution in bottlenecked species: deleterious mutations, introgression and disease susceptibility in Alpine ibex

16:15-16:45
Grivola

Coffee break

16:45-17:00
Grivola
Gul Jabin

Ensemble of genetic and ecological study of Himalayan ibex (Capra sibirica) in Indian Trans-Himalayas

17:00-17:15 
Grivola
Mathieu Robin

Conservation genetics in bottlenecked species: insights from ancient genomes of the Alpine ibex

17:15-17:30
Grivola
Kevin Daly

A novel lineage of Capra discovered in the Taurus Mountains of Turkey using ancient DNA

17:30-17:45
Grivola
Andrea Rezić

The traces of the historical events in Balkan chamois genetic diversity

17:45-18:00
Grivola
Toni Tešija

Reconstruction of Rupicapra spp. genome assemblies from low-coverage short-read data

18:00-18:15
Grivola
Stanzin Dolker

Studying landscape genetics of blue sheep (Pseudois nayaur) from Western Himalayas, India and its implications in conservation and management

18:15-18:30
Grivola
Tony Safner

MHC allelic diversity of non‑native aoudad populations

18:30-19:30
Grivola

Meeting GSE-AIESG and Rupicapra Group members

19:30 -22:30

social dinner

09:00-09:30
Grivola
Luca Corlatti

Invited talk: Mountain ungulate mating systems: Patterns and processes

09:30- 9:45
GRIVOLA
Antonella Cotza

Group-living and its costs in a mountain-dwelling ungulate

09:45-10:00
Grivola
Niccolò Fattorini

Are Apennine chamois ‘under the weather’? Accumulated warming and drought influence behaviour through vegetation-mediated effects

10:00-10:15
Grivola
Victor Chauveau

A way for migration: identifying the spatial determinants of migratory movements helps predict migratory connectivity in Alpine ibex (Capra ibex)

10:15-10:30
Grivola
Francesca Brivio

A focus on nocturnal activity as a possible response to global warming

10:30-11:00
Grivola

Coffee break

11:00-11:15
GRIVOLA
Stefano Grignolio

The studies of social interactions in male Alpine ibex reveal an interesting evolutionary perspective

11:15-11:30 
Grivola
Alaaeldin Soultan

Ibex responses to feral dogs

11:30-11:45 
Grivola
Kamal Thapa

Adaptive strategies of blue sheep Pseudois nayaur under the predation risk of snow leopard Panthera uncia and wolves Canis lupus in Nepal

11:45-12:00 
Grivola
Antonio Antonucci

Apennine chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica ornata) wild captures by associated mechanical and chemical immobilization in conservation translocations activities: clinical analysis and source population monitoring as tools to evaluate the efficacy and safeness of the method

12:00-12:15
Grivola
Nicolas Cybulska

Growth parameters as indicators for environmental variation in a mountain ungulate

12:15-12:30
Grivola
Francesca Cagnacci

Big threats need big data: collaborative science to improve knowledge and conservation of mountain ungulates

12:30-14:30
Cogne

Lunch break

14:30-14:45
Grivola
Luca Rossi 

Hybridization between Alpine ibex and domestic goat in the Alps: a sporadic and localized phenomenon?

14:45-15:00
Grivola
Alice Brambilla

Long term monitoring of life history traits in Alpine ibex

15:00-15:15
Grivola
Laurens Bohlen

Automated photo-identification of Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) individuals

15:15-15:30
Grivola
Matteo Panaccio

Double Observer methods to monitor the Alpine ibex population in Gran Paradiso National Park

15:30-15:45
Grivola
Arash Ghoddousi

Using ranger-based monitoring data to guide conservation of mountain ungulates in protected areas

15:45-16:15
Grivola
Dr. Dominique Gauthier

Invited Talk: Health and diseases in mountain ungulates

Dr. Dominique Gauthier
16:15-16:45
Grivola

Coffee break

16:45-17:00
Grivola
Stefania Zanet

Tick-borne pathogens in Alpine ibex and chamois: an integrated surveillance system

17:00-17:15
Grivola
Liliana Costanzi 

Health status of the Alpine ibex populations in the Italian and French Alps

17:15-17:30
Grivola
Sarah-Alica Dahl

Adaptation of the ruminal microbiota of chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) from the Bavarian alpine region to seasonal food availability

17:30-17:45 
Grivola
Andreas König

Energy uptake of Bavarian chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) and their adaptation to different energy densities of the vegetation

17:45-18:00 
Grivola
Rachel Smiley

Energetic costs associated with disease defense strategies

18:00-18:15
Grivola
Munib Khanyari 

(video presentation) Predicting parasite dynamics in mixed-use Trans-Himalayan pastures to underpin management of cross-transmission between livestock and bharal 

18:15-18:30
GRIVOLA

closing

08:00 - 16:00
Levionaz, Valsavarenche

Excursion – 1

Hiking in Valsavarenche to Levionaz – Alpine ibex study area 1h30 walk, 700 m+; Appropriate trekking shoes and clothing; rainfalls are possible
08:30-12:30
Paradisia Alpine Botanical Garden

Excursion – 2

Paradisia Botanical Garden and Gran Paradiso Visitor Centre