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Eurasian sparrowhawk
Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus), also called sparrowhawk or European sparrowhawk, a small Old World bird-hunting raptor of Accipitridae; females much larger than males; Least Concern, 2-3.2 million mature individuals; recovered from organochlorine pesticide crash.
Eurasian tree sparrow
Eurasian tree sparrow (Passer montanus), moineau friquet, gorrión molinero: small chestnut-capped, white-cheeked Old World sparrow of Europe and Asia; cavity nester; introduced to the US from 12 birds in St. Louis, 1870.
Eurasian wolf
Eurasian wolf (Canis lupus lupus), the nominate gray wolf subspecies of Europe and Asia; about 23,000 in Europe, up to 25% dog ancestry in genomes, downlisted from strictly protected to protected under EU law in 2025.
Eurasian wren
Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes, often Nannus troglodytes), the Old World wren: 9–10 cm, ~9.9 g, extremely loud year-round song, 28–29 subspecies, communal winter roosts, king-of-the-birds folklore.
Eurasier
The Eurasier, also known as the Eurasian dog, is a medium-sized spitz-type dog breed created in Germany in the 1960s by crossing the Chow Chow with the Wolfspitz.
Euretaster insignis
Euretaster insignis (basionym Retaster insignis, Sladen 1882) is a stout Indo-West Pacific sea star of the family Pterasteridae, order Velatida, up to 15 cm across, with an osculum and brooded young, living 1–132 m deep on sponges.
Euro_IDH_AML study
Euro_IDH_AML (NCT04369287) is an observational study by Istituto Clinico Humanitas on the prevalence, co-mutations, clonal evolution, and clinical outcomes of IDH1/2 mutations in acute myeloid leukemia, with estimated enrollment of 654.
Eurofins Scientific
Eurofins Scientific is a Luxembourg-registered international group of laboratory testing companies founded in Nantes, France, in 1987, now running more than 950 laboratories in 59 countries.
Eurogroup for Animals
Eurogroup for Animals, founded 1980 as Eurogroup for Animal Welfare, is a pan-European animal welfare umbrella organization uniting 100+ member groups to lobby EU institutions; secretariat of the animal welfare Intergroup and advocate of the End the Cage Age initiative.
European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization
European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO, Organisation Européenne et Méditerranéenne pour la Protection des Plantes): intergovernmental plant health body founded in Paris in 1951, the IPPC regional plant protection organization for Europe and the Mediterranean, with 52 members, EPPO Standards, and A1/A2 quarantine pest lists.
European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
The European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) is a professional association for cardiothoracic surgeons and perfusionists, founded in 1986 by Francis Fontan and headquartered in Windsor, United Kingdom.
European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging
European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI), formerly the European Association of Echocardiography, an ESC branch founded 2003 in Vienna; unites echocardiography, CMR, nuclear cardiology, and cardiac CT; runs certification, accreditation, congress, and guidelines.
European Association of Urology
European Association of Urology (EAU), founded 1972-1973, Amsterdam constituent assembly; European urology society with 23,000+ members, annual congress since 1974, and annually updated EAU Guidelines covering all urology fields.
European badger
European badger (Meles meles), or Eurasian badger, a striped-faced mustelid of Europe and western Asia living in family clans in underground setts; UK's largest land predator, earthworm-eating, protected under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992.
European beewolf
The European beewolf (Philanthus triangulum) is a solitary digger wasp that hunts honey bees to feed its larvae in sandy burrows, ranging across Europe, the Middle East, and South Africa.
European bison
European bison (Bison bonasus, wisent), Europe's largest land mammal, extinct in the wild by the early 20th century, saved by 1920s zoo breeding, and reintroduced; over 9,100 now live in Europe, IUCN near threatened since 2020.
European brown hare syndrome virus (disease)
European brown hare syndrome virus is a calicivirus that causes European brown hare syndrome, an acute and usually fatal hepatitis of hares, first detected in Sweden in 1980.
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), EU agency in Stockholm operational since May 2005 after the SARS outbreak; runs TESSy and EWRS surveillance, rapid risk assessments, and since the 2022 mandate EU reference laboratories and the EU Health Task Force.
European College of Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia
ECVAA (European College of Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia) is the EBVS-recognised body certifying veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia specialists in Europe. Founded 1993-1995 from the AVA, it runs 3-5 year residencies, Part A/B exams, and awards DipECVAA.
European Convention for the Protection of Animals for Slaughter
European Convention for the Protection of Animals for Slaughter (ETS No. 102), Council of Europe treaty signed in Strasbourg 10 May 1979, in force 11 June 1982, setting minimum standards for movement, lairaging, restraint, stunning and slaughter of farm animals.
European Convention for the Protection of Animals kept for Farming Purposes
European Convention for the Protection of Animals kept for Farming Purposes (ETS 87, Strasbourg, 10 March 1976): Council of Europe treaty setting minimum welfare standards for farmed animals, in force 10 September 1978, with an EU Standing Committee and 1992 amending protocol.
European Convention for the Protection of Vertebrate Animals used for Experimental and other Scientific Purposes
ETS 123, the European Convention for the Protection of Vertebrate Animals used for Experimental and other Scientific Purposes, is a 1986 Council of Europe treaty, in force 1 January 1991, regulating care, procedures, and statistics for laboratory vertebrates.
European dark bee
European dark bee (Apis mellifera mellifera), the native M-lineage honey bee of Northern and Central Europe, dark-colored and cold-adapted; displaced by imported carnica and ligustica bees and now protected by national conservation programs and SICAMM.
European Foundation for Plant Pathology
The European Foundation for Plant Pathology (EFPP) is a Dutch foundation seated in Wageningen, founded in 1990, that federates national plant pathology societies across Europe to promote scientific cooperation.
European goldfinch
European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis), a colorful finch of Europe, North Africa, and western Asia; red face, yellow wing bars, thistle-seed diet; IUCN Least Concern, 101-155 million birds, declining in North Africa from cagebird trapping.
European hare
European hare (Lepus europaeus, brown hare, common hare): large open-country lagomorph native to Europe and western Asia, introduced worldwide as game; 3-5 kg, runs to 60 kph, IUCN Least Concern.
European Health Insurance Card
The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC), issued free by national health insurers, lets holders obtain medically necessary state healthcare in the EU, Norway, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
European Heart Journal
European Heart Journal (EHJ), flagship peer-reviewed cardiology journal of the European Society of Cardiology, launched 1980, published by Oxford University Press; 2025 impact factor 43.5, ranked 2/237 in Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems; publishes ESC Guidelines.
European hedgehog
European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus), West European or brown-breasted hedgehog: a small nocturnal spiny mammal native to western and central Europe, hibernating November to Easter, reassessed by IUCN in 2024 from Least Concern to Near Threatened after 16-33% population decline.
European herring gull
European herring gull (Larus argentatus), a large gray-backed, black-wing-tipped gull of northern and western Europe with subspecies argentatus and argenteus; declining coastal populations but expanding urban roof-nesting colonies that read human cues to find food.