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Personal profile
Research expertise
Kristof works as a veterinarian at the Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), a Flemish government institute. He graduated in 2000 and after combining his job as an assistant at the Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Avian Diseases of Ghent University with a job in a veterinary practice his interest in wildlife made him switch to INBO.
There he works on rodent control and invasive species in the context of the conservation, development, management and sustainable use of biodiversity and the environment. Besides that he has a broad interest in wildlife and rodent borne diseases, including zoonoses.
Within the Wildlife Management and Invasive Alien Species team, he specialized in rodent control. Kristof has an (inter)national network of contacts with organizations in the field of rodent research and has extensive experience in providing expertise and support with regard to rodent control in general. He participated in projects concerning rodenticide resistance, secondary poisoning, animal-friendly control methods, bait preference tests and mechanical rodent control.
Several colleagues within INBO rely on his veterinary expertise, in particular his extensive necropsy experience.
In 2008 he founded the laboratory animal lab LA 1400559 at INBO. Through his role as experiment leader, secretary of the Animal Welfare Ethics Committee of INBO and as laboratory manager, he has built up special expertise over the past 20 years on the theme of animal welfare and laboratory animal science in relation to wild animals. Since 2022, Kristof has been a member of the Flemish Laboratory Animal Commission, an advisory board within the Flemish Animal Welfare Department.
For many years he has been a board member of the Belgian Wildlife Disease Association (BWDS), a de facto association that brings together people with an interest in wildlife diseases. He is co-organizer of a biennial international symposium on wildlife diseases.
Kristof is (co)author of numerous scientific A1 publications with a focus on wildlife management and diseases and participated in several international conferences within this field. He wrote or contributed to several INBO publications.
Thematic List 2020
- Wildlife management
- Invasive species
Taxonomic List
- rodents (Rodentia)
- dog family (Canidae)
- wild boar (Sus scrofa)
- pigeons and doves (Columbidae)
- weasel family (Mustelidae)
Policy
- fauna management
- hunting
Geographic List
- Europe
VODS 2023
- Other veterinary sciences not elsewhere classified
- Veterinary medicine not elsewhere classified
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Life PFASTER (EVINBO)
Baert, K. (Cooperator), Geeraerts, C. (Cooperator) & Spanoghe, G. (Cooperator)
1/10/24 → 30/09/29
Project: Evinbo
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Interreg: otter across borders (EVINBO)
Brys, R. (Project leader), Baert, K. (Cooperator), Desender, M. (Cooperator), Everaert, J. (Cooperator), Halfmaerten, D. (Cooperator), Neyrinck, S. (Cooperator), Van Den Berge, K. (Cooperator) & Van Wichelen, J. (Cooperator)
8/01/24 → 30/04/27
Project: Evinbo
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Research on the impact of management actions on beaver behaviour
Huysentruyt, F. (Project leader), Baert, K. (Cooperator), Dupont, S. (Cooperator), Neukermans, A. (Cooperator), Pallemaerts, L. (Cooperator) & Vercammen, J. (Cooperator)
1/01/22 → 31/12/25
Project: Outline agreement
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Research Program 'Urban Nature'
Jacobs, S. (Project leader), Adriaenssens, V. (Cooperator), Baert, K. (Cooperator), Callebaut, J. (Cooperator), Cool, R. (Cooperator), De Dobbelaer, T. (Cooperator), De Haeck, A. (Cooperator), Dekeukeleire, D. (Cooperator), Desair, J. (Cooperator), Dumortier, M. (Cooperator), Geunens, O. (Cooperator), Heck, A. (Cooperator), Heremans, S. (Cooperator), Lathouwers, M. (Cooperator), Leone, M. (Cooperator), Mortelmans, D. (Cooperator), Noël, C. (Cooperator), Peymen, J. (Cooperator), Piesschaert, F. (Cooperator), Simoens, I. (Cooperator), Sioen, G. (Cooperator), Spanhove, T. (Cooperator), Turkelboom, F. (Cooperator), Van Damme, S. (Cooperator), Van Donink, S. (Cooperator), Van Reeth, W. (Cooperator) & Van Wambeke, E. (Cooperator)
1/10/21 → 31/12/29
Project: Scientific support
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DiSSCo Flanders
De Wever, A. (Project leader), Baert, K. (Cooperator), Berlengee, F. (Cooperator), Cools, N. (Cooperator), Cox, K. (Cooperator), De Cuyper, B. (Cooperator), De Haeck, A. (Cooperator), De Vos, B. (Cooperator), Gouwy, J. (Cooperator), Herr, C. (Cooperator), Huysentruyt, F. (Cooperator), Lettens, S. (Cooperator), Pieters, S. (Cooperator), Pollet, M. (Cooperator), Rutten, A. (Cooperator), Schamp, K. (Cooperator), Schouppe, M. (Cooperator), Teunen, L. (Cooperator), Van Den Berge, K. (Cooperator), Vanden Broeck, A. (Cooperator), Vander Mijnsbrugge, K. (Cooperator), Veltjen, E. (Cooperator), Verstraeten, A. (Cooperator) & Wilms, H. (Cooperator)
1/01/21 → 31/12/28
Project: Evinbo
Research output
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Bestrijding van de bruine rat in Vlaanderen en het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest
Lathouwers, M., Neyrinck, S., Dockx, R. & Baert, K., 2025, Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek. 85 p. (Rapporten van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek; no. 12)Research output: Book/Report › Reports of Research Institute for Nature and Forest
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DMP voor het monitoren van carnivoren via het Marternetwerk. Versie 1
Veltjen, E., Van Den Berge, K., Berlengee, F., Schamp, K., Pieters, S., Baert, K., Rutten, A. & Westra, T. (Editor), 17-Jan-2025, Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek.Research output: Other contribution › Data Management Plans
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Effecten van predatie op populaties van grondbroedende akker- en weidevogels en hoe mogelijk negatieve effecten te remediëren: Literatuurstudie
Baert, K., Casaer, J., Courtens, W., D'hondt, B., Devos, K., Dochy, O., Faveyts, W., Gouwy, J., Huysentruyt, F., Jansen, J., Lathouwers, M., Petersen, F., Rutten, A., Scheppers, T., Spanoghe, G. & Steen, F., 2025, Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek. (Rapporten van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek; no. 21)Research output: Book/Report › Reports of Research Institute for Nature and Forest
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Resistentie tegen rattenvergif neemt toe: op zoek naar duurzame en effectieve bestrijding
Lathouwers, M. & Baert, K., 2025, In: INBO Nieuwsbrief. mei 2025Research output: Contribution to journal › Contribution to INBO Nieuwsbrief
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Abstract book - Joint symposium BWDS & UA 2024 - Triggers of zoonotic pathogen emergence
Baert, K. (Editor), Jansen, F. (Editor), Gryseels, S. (Support), Leirs, H. (Support), Claes, L. (Support), Tavernier, P. (Support), Volpe, R. (Support) & Roels, S. (Support), 18-Oct-2024, 46 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book not published by INBO
Open AccessFile436 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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Muskrat captures in Flanders, Belgium
Cartuyvels, E. (Creator), Brosens, D. (Creator), Adriaens, T. (Creator), Baert, K. (Creator), Desmet, P. (Creator), Devisscher, S. (Creator), Neukermans, A. (Creator), Stuyck, J. (Creator) & Huysentruyt, F. (Creator), 6-May-2020
DOI: 10.15468/pequ4z, https://www.gbif.org/dataset/b7ee2a4d-8e10-410f-a951-a7f032678ffe#description
Dataset
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MICA - Muskrat and coypu camera trap observations in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany
Cartuyvels, E. (Creator), Adriaens, T. (Creator), Baert, K. (Creator), Brosens, D. (Creator), Devisscher, S. (Creator), Donckers, D. (Creator), Fritz, H. (Creator), Huysentruyt, F. (Creator), Lodewijkx, J. (Creator), Maistrelli, C. (Creator), Neukermans, A. (Creator), Slootmaekers, D. (Creator), Van der beeck, D. (Creator) & Desmet, P. (Creator), 3-Mar-2021
DOI: 10.15468/5tb6ze, https://www.gbif.org/dataset/8a5cbaec-2839-4471-9e1d-98df301095dd and one more link, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4893243 (show fewer)
Dataset
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MICA - Muskrat occurrences collected by RATO in East Flanders, Belgium
Van Moer, K. (Creator), Cartuyvels, E. (Creator), Brosens, D. (Creator), Adriaens, T. (Creator), Baert, K. (Creator), Devisscher, S. (Creator), Neukermans, A. (Creator) & Huysentruyt, F. (Creator), 2021
DOI: 10.15468/5fps96
Dataset
Activities
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10th BWDS Symposium "Triggers of Zoonotic Pathogen Emergence"
Baert, K. (Organiser), Adriaens, T. (Organiser) & De Bruyn, L. (Participant)
18-Oct-2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
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13th European Vertebrate Pest Management Conference (EVPMC)
Huysentruyt, F. (Participant), Baert, K. (Participant), D'hondt, B. (Speaker) & Cartuyvels, E. (Speaker)
28-Aug-2023 → 1-Sept-2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
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Wildlife diseases going viral
Baert, K. (Organiser), Adriaens, T. (Organiser), Gouwy, J. (Invited speaker), Cartuyvels, E. (Participant) & Huysentruyt, F. (Participant)
13-Oct-2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
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Conference on the management of vertebrate invasive alien speciesof Union concern, incorporating animal welfare
Adriaens, T. (Organiser), Devisscher, S. (Participant), Neukermans, A. (Participant), Hillaert, J. (Participant), Cartuyvels, E. (Speaker), Baert, K. (Participant), Vanhaverbeke, M. (Organiser), van Doorn, L. (Participant) & Verreycken, H. (Participant)
12-Jul-2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
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Studiedag BWDS (Belgian Wildlife Disease Society) Bourgoyen-Ossemeersen 21/10/21
Baert, K. (Organiser), Rutten, A. (Speaker), De Bruyn, L. (Speaker), Neukermans, A. (Participant) & Huysentruyt, F. (Participant)
21-Oct-2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
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