For the first time in Italy, the project has trialled the Bear-Smart Communities model. The results achieved now form the basis for a long-term programme. The meeting coincides with the opening day of the 29th Conference of the International Association for Bear Research & Management
The Mount Verno–Vitsi area joins Greece’s protected areas system. Part of it lies within the LIFE Bear-Smart Corridors project area and holds habitats essential for the brown bear.
On Friday, 3 July 2026, the environmental organization CALLISTO held a participatory workshop in Prespa, within the framework of the LIFE Bear-Smart Corridors project.
On Saturday, 4 July 2026, a series of events organized by the environmental organization CALLISTO took place in Chaliki, Aspropotamos, as part of the Trikala–Meteora Bear Smart Community, within the framework of the LIFE Bear-Smart Corridors project, focusing on human coexistence with wildlife.
A conversation in Kranea (Greece) about place, the brown bear, and the things that keep a village alive.
The poisoning of wildlife represents a cruel and criminal practice that we can no longer tolerate! Despite an Ordinance from the Italian Ministry of Health that details procedures in cases of suspected poisoning, reported cases rarely lead to effective investigations and convictions. Why can’t we completely eradicate this scourge?
Throughout Europe, the use of toxic substances to eliminate wildlife has its roots in ancient times when all those animals, especially predators, which posed a threat to hunting, livestock, and crops, were considered “vermin”.
At the final conference of the LIFE WolfAlps EU project, the coexistence of man and wolf was in the spotlight. Rewilding Apennines could not miss this crucial event. Among the many stimulating speeches, we were particularly struck by the dialogue between two giants of wolf conservation: Douglas W. Smith and Luigi Boitani.
What can we expect after the stop on 25 March?
The European Council puts a worrying brake on the law. Now approval becomes more uncertain and is postponed to “a date to be set”. We talked about it with Giulia Testa from European Young Rewilders.
The Central Apennine rewilding landscape becomes the destination for a tour aimed at learning about the landscape, its wilderness and the relationships that exist between local communities and wildlife.
