Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos IREC (CSIC-UCLM-JCCM)

Description

The Institute of Research in Game Resources (IREC) is a multidisciplinary research centre with a national scope. It is a mixed centre, founded by the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), the University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM) and the regional authority Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha (JCCM). IREC has been establish primarily to guarantee the sustainability of hunting activities, thus contributing to the maintenance of biodiversity, and the promotion of its economic profitability. In summary, the IREC was born with the mission to create and disseminate scientific knowledge that allows maintaining a balance between game use and biodiversity conservation.