Antonio J. García-Fernández,^* José F. Calvo,^** Emma Martínez-López,^*** Pedro María-Mojica,^**** José E. Martínez<sup>*****


*</sup>Antonio J. García-Fernández is a Professor in Toxicology at the University of Murcia. He is devoted to environmental and veterinary toxicology. His research interests include ecotoxicological aspects on exposure assessment and effects induced by persistent environmental contaminants in wildlife populations, primarily raptors and owls. His address: Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Campus de Espinardo, 30100, Murcia, Spain. ajgf@um.es
^**José F. Calvo is a Professor of Ecology at the University of Murcia. He studies various aspects of raptor biology, including the factors limiting reproduction and survival, competition, habitat selection processes, and dispersal patterns, and the elaboration of management actions that may ensure their conservation. His address: Department of Ecology and Hydrology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Campus de Espinardo, 30100, Murcia, Spain. jfcalvo@um.es
^***Emma Martinez-Lopez is a Lecturer in Toxicology at the University of Murcia. Her research interests focus on the evaluation of exposure to environmental contaminants in wildlife and the evaluation of their effects. Her address: Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Campus de Espinardo, 30100, Murcia, Spain. emmaml@um.es
^****Pedro María-Mojica is an Associate Professor in Toxicology at the University of Murcia and Practitioner at the Wildlife Recovery Centre of Alicante. His research interests include the health of wildlife populations. His address: Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Campus de Espinardo, 30100, Murcia, Spain. pmmojica@um.es
^*****José E. Martínez is a Conservation Biologist working as an independent wildlife consultant. His research interests include the ecology, management, and conservation of raptors and owls. His address: Department of Ecology and Hydrology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Campus de Espinardo, 30100, Murcia, Spain. ecoljemt@um.es