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News 2024
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West Nile virus infection officially detected in a horse in the Netherlands
- An infection with West Nile virus (WNV) has been officially confirmed in a horse in the Netherlands. Wageningen Bioveterinary Research (part of... -
Wood properties help detect illegal trade
- By combining chemical and genetic properties of wood, the origin of tropical hardwood can be determined much more accurately. This precision is needed... -
First suspicion of locally acquired case of West Nile virus infection in a horse in the Netherlands
- A six-year-old horse in the province of Zuid-Holland (Netherlands) has tested positive for antibodies against West Nile virus (WNV). The analyses was... -
Call for nominations Research Award 2026
- The call for nominations for the Research Award 2026 is currently open! -
Bird flu at poultry farms, updates 2025/2026
- On this page, Wageningen Bioveterinary Research (WBVR) presents an overview of highly pathogenic bird flu infections on Dutch poultry farms from... -
Global food systems are exceeding planetary boundaries
- An international team of more than 60 researchers, including scientists from Wageningen University & Research (WUR), warns that global food... -
Hunting is deeply rooted in our landscape
- From the Veluwe to the dunes: what we call nature has often been shaped by centuries of hunting. Eugenie van Heijgen, a researcher at Wageningen... -
Ecological and legal framework for the wolf population in the Netherlands now available
- Clear ecological and legal favourable reference values for the wolf population in the Netherlands are now in place. This framework is set out in a... -
Extracting drinking water, salt and energy from seawater
- Generating eight gigawatts of electricity from hydrogen: that’s the government’s goal for 2032. This is a staggering task, since the... -
Consumers spend more on sustainable food again
- In 2024, Dutch consumers once again spent more on sustainable food. Expenditure rose by around 4%, in line with the overall growth in food spending....