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Goedele Verbeyen
Investigation of the Asian Chipmunk (Eutamias sibiricus Laxmann 1769) in De Panne (Belgium)
The Asian chipmunk is being imported in Belgium as a pet since the beginning of the sixties. Now there are four free-living populations in Belgium, one in the Zoniënwoud (Brussels, estimated at 18.000 individuals in 2000!), one in Westerlo, one in a [...]

Sandro Bertolino
The grey squirrel in Italy: species expansion and threats for neighbouring countries
Origin and spread of the grey squirrel in Italy
The grey squirrel was introduced into Piedmont (north-western Italy) in 1948, when two pairs were released at Stupinigi (province of Turin) (Bertolino et al., 2000). In 1966, 5 animals imported from Norfolk (Virginia, USA) were [...]