In 2026, Italy’s Central Apennines will become the focal point of international bear conservation, focusing on the Marsican brown bear and coexistence between people and wildlife. From September 20 to 25, Pescasseroli will host two significant gatherings: the International Conference of the IBA – International Association for Bear Research and Management – and the final conference of the LIFE Bear-Smart Corridors initiative.
An event to celebrate together the commitment of communities, associations, and local authorities in promoting long-term coexistence between humans and bears
At the end of the school year, an exciting event was held to recognize children and teenagers who participated in the educational program and the contest of LIFE Bear-Smart Corridors in Central Apennines. They demonstrated significant knowledge and awareness about human-bear coexistence.
“The Central Apennines: A Story of Co-existence” is a beautiful short film by award-winning French filmmaker Emmanuel Rondeau. Featuring interviews with a range of passionate and dedicated people, it shows how rewilding efforts in Italy’s Central Apennine mountains are creating conditions where local communities and wildlife can live and thrive together.
The international literary contest organized by Rewilding Apennines is back to raise awareness and foster respect for nature and ecosystem restoration through the powerful tool of literature.
Salviamo l’Orso and Rewilding Apennines urgently call on the relevant authorities and municipalities to secure the hazardous situations identified and described in the reports sent to them in recent days.
In recent months, through a participatory approach, some Committees for the Bear-Smart Communities within the ecological corridors of the Central Apennines have become operational. This is an important step towards planning concrete, long-term actions for coexistence between humans and bears.
Rewilding can truly be the key to achieving the ambitious goals of the Nature Restoration Law. Rewilding Europe and the European Rewilding Coalition have recently published a practical guide explaining why and, most importantly, how to integrate rewilding into the National Restoration Plans that governments need to develop to meet the objectives of the … Continued
Approximately 2,500 genetically characterized Mediterranean trout fry will be released into the Romito stream in Morino, part of the Liri River basin, thereby revitalizing the river ecosystem.
In the Bear-Smart Communities of the Central Apennines, an educational initiative has begun to raise awareness among children and teenagers about human-bear coexistence.