Iberian wild goats (Capra pyrenaica, also known as Iberian ibex, Spanish ibex, and Spanish wild goat) underwent strong genetic bottlenecks during the 19th and 20th centuries due to overhunting and habitat destruction. From the 1970s to 1990s, augmentation translocations were frequently carried out to restock Iberian wild goat populations (very often with hunting purposes), but they were not systematically planned or recorded. On the other hand, recent data suggest the occurrence of hybridization events between Iberian wild goats and domestic goats (Capra hircus). Augmentation translocations and interspecific hybridization might have contributed to increase the diversity of Iberian wild goats. With the aim of investigating this issue, we have genotyped 118 Iberian wild goats from Tortosa‐Beceite, Sierra Nevada, Muela de Cortes, Gredos, Batuecas, and Ordesa and Monte Perdido by using the Goat SNP50 BeadChip (Illumina). The analysis of genotypic data indicated that Iberian wild goat populations are strongly differentiated and display low diversity. Only three Iberian wild goats out from 118 show genomic signatures of mixed ancestry, a result consistent with a scenario in which past augmentation translocations have had a limited impact on the diversity of Iberian wild goats. Besides, we have detected eight Iberian wild goats from Tortosa‐Beceite with signs of domestic goat introgression. Although rare, hybridization with domestic goats could become a potential threat to the genetic integrity of Iberian wild goats; hence, measures should be taken to avoid the presence of uncontrolled herds of domestic or feral goats in mountainous areas inhabited by this iconic wild ungulate.

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Thrushes (Turdus spp.) are migratory passerine birds found in northern Europe during the summer months and in southern Europe and north of Africa during the winter. They constitute an important small game bird group very appreciated by Spanish hunters.Between October 2013 and February 2014, 90 thrushes were collected and submitted to the Veterinary Faculty of the University CEU-Cardenal Herrera (Valencia, Spain). After necropsies, three species of helminths were macroscopically recovered from 15 animals (16.7%): Morishitium polonicum (16.7%), Splendidofilaria spp. (6.7%) and Raillietina spp. (7.8%). Moreover, twelve of the positive thrushes (80%) harboured microfilaria in pulmonary blood vessels and three of them (20%) were infected by Sarcocystis spp. on skeletal musculature. All parasitised birds showed lesions, ranging from mild to moderate tracheitis, aerosaculitis, enteritis and hepatitis, being the first report of severe enteric and hepatic lesions associated to M. polonicum infection in Turdidae. Furthermore, this is the first description of Raillietina spp. and Sarcocystis spp. in thrushes from Spain. The results obtained in this survey reveal the need for further studies to evaluate the epidemiological role of thrushes as spreaders of several parasites during their annual migration.