Acknowledgements
The A.G. Leventis Foundation funded this work, and it was a collaborative effort between the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s (RZSS) WildGenes laboratory and the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Greece. We would like to thank the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust for the collection of samples. We would also like to thank Rosie Lennon and Keith Chalmers-Watson for the provision of samples in the UK. Dr Helen Senn and Dr Gill Murray-Dickson have been instrumental in driving this project forward and Jennifer Kaden has tirelessly worked alongside them. In Greece, samples were provided by the Greek Hunter’s Association. We also extend thanks to the wider RZSS team including Jenny Kaden, Adam Naylor and Donna Brown.