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After millennia of coexistence between humans and goats on the Mediterranean islands, the role of these animals is a source of controversy nowadays. A new publication has revised the benefits of goats in this ecosystem. The work calls for caution regarding certain possible practices, such as eradication, and emphasizes the importance of recognizing their ecosystem roles in environmental preservation.

A Canis lupus specimen has traveled 1,240 kilometers from Nordhorn, Germany, where it was born in 2020, to Vilaller, in the mountains of the Alta Ribagorça region, in February 2023, passing through France in 2022. The comparison of samples in genetic laboratories, including the Veterinary Service of Molecular Genetics of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), has made it possible to follow the route of this animal.

The European-funded project ClearFarm, coordinated by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), has developed and validated the first digital animal welfare monitoring platform that integrates, analyses and displays information collected by various sensors installed on farms. The resulting tool allows consumers and farmers to make informed choices about the purchase of food of animal origin and the care of animals at different stages of their lives.