Workshop: Monitoring Iberian viper populations

The knowledge that exists about the three Iberian viper species (Vipera aspis, V. latastei and V. seoanei) is limited for certain biological aspects, including those obtained at the population level. This information is key to properly evaluate the conservation status of the species and develop coherent conservation strategies.

With the main objective of establishing a monitoring programme for the Iberian vipers, the group PHENEVOL organizes a workshop to be held at CIBIO, from February 16 to 18, 2024. This workshop will bring together both academics and naturalists, who will acquire knowledge about monitoring programs, establish a standardized protocol for monitoring subpopulations and create a network of volunteers who will implement this protocol in Portugal and Spain.

Over three days, the participants of this workshop will attend talks about monitoring programs on populations of Iberian vertebrate populations; learn about conservation tools and methods for studying snakes at the population level; hold a round table to design the monitoring protocol taking into account the needs of the volunteers and the particularities of the populations to be monitored; and collect data through a field trip in the coast of Vila do Conde.

Enrique Ayllón | AHE

Francisco Carro | RBD-ICTS-EBD

Íñigo Martínez-Solano | MNCN-CSIC
Ismael Espasandín
Juan M. Pleguezuelos | Univ. Granada
Xavier Santos | BIOPOLIS/CIBIO