European OTTER CONFERENCE

The partners of the Interreg project « Otter across borders » are organising the european otter conference in antwerp on MARCH 12 & 13, 2026.

Program

This year’s conference brings together leading experts and practitioners to explore the future of otter conservation across Europe.  

MARCH 12 : Conference and knowledge exchange: Plenary and breakout sessions about state of the art of the European otter, projects about habitat restoration, ecological connectivity, coexistence and knowledge exchange.

MARCH 13 : FULL: Field trip to the National Parc Scheldt Valley : The National Parc Scheldt Valley stretches from the beautiful cities Antwerp to Ghent. Just outside Antwerp, the Polders of Kruibeke form a vital flood control zone under the Flemish Sigma Plan.  

THE EVENT IS FULL. It is no longer possible to register.

Full program here

Description of each session here

Practical information

When? March 12 & 13, 2026

Where? Province of Antwerp, Koningin Elisabethlei 22, 2018 Antwerp, Belgium
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Language? English

The conference is free but dinner and accomodation is not included.

Hotel suggestion: YUST Antwerp. Get 10% off: send an email to [email protected] and mention in the subject 'WWFMarch'