A Review and Analysis of the National Dog Population Management Program in Chile.

Free-roaming dogs are a worldwide problem, with Chile having some of the highest human-to-dog ratios in the world. In 2017, Law 21.020 was promulgated and the federal government developed a national responsible pet ownership program.

Migratory connectivity in the Loggerhead Shrike ().

Aim: We combine genetic and stable isotope data to quantify migration patterns in Loggerhead Shrike (), a species of conservation concern in North America, to assess how connectivity differs and impacts population evolution, ecology, and conservation.

Location: We sampled shrikes across the majority of their nonbreeding range, from the Atlantic Coast to the western United States east of the Rocky Mountains and throughout Mexico.

Methods: Our study used a Bayesian framework using δH from a breeding season origin feather and nuclear genetic microsatellite markers to distinguish between co-occurring migratory and nonmigratory individuals on the wintering grounds and, for migrants, to assign individuals to a breeding ground origin and genetic group.

Challenges Encountered During the Veterinary Disaster Response: An Example from Chile.

Large-scale disasters have immeasurable effects on human and animal communities. Evaluating and reporting on the response successes and difficulties encountered serves to improve existing preparedness documents and provide support to those in the process of developing plans. Although the majority of disasters occur in low and middle income nations, less than 1% of the disaster literature originates from these countries.