Turning a Problem into an Opportunity Through Tourism and Marketing: The Case of Wild Rabbits in Lemnos Island, Greece

Vasios, Georgios K.; Antoniadis, Ioannis; Zevgolis, Yiannis G.; Giaginis, Constantinos; Troumbis, Andreas Y.

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-36126-6_75

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“…Consequently, the national legislation of Greece has made provisions for the legal hunting of wild rabbits from late August to early March in this specific area (FEK 3515 B' 2 August 2021), aiming to control overpopulation via hunting pressure. This wild rabbit population gained scientific attention in terms of their geographical distribution and the reasons that led to their overpopulation, its effects on agro-ecosystems [56,58], the body condition variation in the population, and the possible management plans to ensure control or conservation [59], including the way that this problem could be turned to opportunity through marketing and tourism [60] and its veterinary and public health importance [61,62].…”

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Hepatic Coccidiosis in Wild Rabbits in Greece: Parasite Detection on Liver Imprints and the Associated Biochemical Profile

Athanasiou

Tsokana

Doukas

et al. 2023

Veterinary Sciences

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(1) Background: Rabbit hepatic coccidiosis, caused by Eimeria stiedae, is a devastating disease with high morbidity and mortality rates. The disease is well described in rabbits, but little is known about E. stiedae infection in wild rabbits. In this study, we investigated the presence of E. stiedae infection in wild rabbits from the island of Lemnos, Greece, where this species is overpopulated, and the effects of infection on common hepatic biomarkers. (2) Methods: We used liver impression smears to detect the coccidian oocysts, and we defined the liver biochemical profile of the infected individuals. (3) Results: Overall, 13.3% of the liver imprints examined were positive for the presence of coccidial oocysts. The activities of liver enzymes, that is, alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and glutamyltransferase (GGT), as well as globulins (GLOB), were increased while the concentrations of albumins (ALB), total proteins (TP) and the albumin to globulin (A/G) ratio were decreased in the infected individuals compared to the non-infected ones. (4) Conclusions: This study adds to the current knowledge on the pathogens affecting wild rabbits and those circulating in this population on the island of Lemnos, Greece. Moreover, we showed that E. stiedae infection exerts pathological effects on the hepatocyte integrity and liver function of wild rabbits, as reflected by the abnormal values of liver injury and dysfunction biomarkers.

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Hepatic Coccidiosis in Wild Rabbits in Greece: Parasite Detection on Liver Imprints and the Associated Biochemical Profile

Athanasiou

Tsokana

Doukas

et al. 2023

Veterinary Sciences

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“…Many islands are big to be used as hotel rooms. On these island's various Biological plants would be cultivated and livestock Productions could be made (Vasios 2020). Standard sustainable technologies will be applied and new wait from us to be invented (Zisopoulos and Broni, 2020;1) 3.…”

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Tourism Innovation and Pandemic Compliance in a Lonesome Aegean Islet, after Regeneration of thousands Noninhabitant Islands into a Sustainable, Profitable Ecosystem and Hotel

Zisopoulos

Kartalis

Broni

2021

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We work in the Aegean islet hotel-room environment a friendly design from scratch for many years with legislation, political, defense, and engineering developments. Pandemic triggered out our initial findings. As a curse threatens tourism and as a blessing, it reveals new unpreceded hospitality options. In this research paper, we outline some scientific proceeds like Coastline Paradox and investment opportunity. The Aegean Sea has several thousand islands without inhabitants and several million meters of coastline certifying the “Coastline Paradox”. The fundamental concept of a guest room on an isolated tiny island is ecological vacations in the Aegean Sea, the marooning stranded in an islet vacation, the myth creation to attract guests, and the books and media coverage of the loneliness concept. The noninhabitant islands initially will be revitalized from deserted salinity virgin lands to beautiful paradises, with new flora and fauna, human living facilities, and optionally overnight sleeping space. A huge, city-size, modular ship with service boats formulate the Aegean Highway. All these workouts establish the Aegean Island resort hotel. All islets will be used as hotel rooms hosting various tourist and business activities. Finally, we face business concepts like COVID compliance, sovereignty, Aegean-wide services, and business realization options.

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“…In Lemnos island, WR were likely introduced by the Phoenicians and/or Romans (Kontsiotis et al, 2014). However, there is a significant increase of their population due to economic and social reasons, such as the abandonment of farmland in numerous rural areas and the expansion of tourism (Vasios et al, 2020). This increase has been characterized as a plague affecting the biodiversity, ecosystems and crops of the island (Psiroukis et al, 2021).…”

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Transforming wild rabbits’ overpopulation problem into a local biotic resource of Lemnos island

Gialeli,

Vasios,

Zaragkali

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Global NEST International Conference on Environmental Science &Amp; Technology

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For more than 20 years, the European Wild Rabbit (WR) (Oryctolagus Cuniculus) is considered a pest in Lemnos island, Greece, due to significant crop damage. Authorities took insufficient actions to control WR overpopulation, resulting only in managing its effect on crop losses with farmers’ compensation. The current study aims to redefine the WR problem in Lemnos by transforming the WR population to a local commodity, where hunting could supply the local market (restaurants and butcheries) with WR products. Semi-structured qualitative interviews from local stakeholders were analyzed using content analysis, to identify their priorities on the WR problem. Additionally, relative local press articles (2016–2021) were recorded and analyzed qualitatively. Furthermore, European and National legal framework was studied to understand the implementation of hunting and selling procedures of WR in local markets. The main events’ timeline of the WR overpopulation problem was identified and the stakeholders’ key points were combined to create a viable solution. These highlights include the affected areas of interest, hunting processes, and local interest in the supply and demand of WR consumption. The national legislation on hunting and selling of WR at the local market was identified, and its activation is proposed for turning the WR into a sustainable product of local gastronomy. The present research and the APC were funded by EPAnEk-NRSF 2014-2020; Operational Program “Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Call 111 “Support of Regional Excellence” in the context of the implementation of the program: AGRICA II: AGrifood Research and Innovation Network of ExCellence of the Aegean, which is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), MIS code: 5046750.

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Turning a Problem into an Opportunity Through Tourism and Marketing: The Case of Wild Rabbits in Lemnos Island, Greece

Cited by 5 publications

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Hepatic Coccidiosis in Wild Rabbits in Greece: Parasite Detection on Liver Imprints and the Associated Biochemical Profile

Hepatic Coccidiosis in Wild Rabbits in Greece: Parasite Detection on Liver Imprints and the Associated Biochemical Profile

Tourism Innovation and Pandemic Compliance in a Lonesome Aegean Islet, after Regeneration of thousands Noninhabitant Islands into a Sustainable, Profitable Ecosystem and Hotel

Transforming wild rabbits’ overpopulation problem into a local biotic resource of Lemnos island

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