The young individual, monitored with GPS as part of Rewilding Apennines’ species monitoring and conservation activities, followed an unprecedented route towards the Gulf of Naples. After days of anomalous offshore locations, a joint mobilisation of scientists, institutions and local fishermen recovered its lifeless body.
Last summer, Sora, a “reading city”, hosted the awards ceremony for the international literary competition “Wild Tales,” organised by Rewilding Apennines. During the event, the second volume of the book Wild Tales was also presented, collecting the stories from the previous edition of the competition, and space was given to the premiere of a new documentary on river restoration.
Over 150 people attended the closing event in Pescasseroli of a project that, over the past five years, brought together protected areas, municipalities, associations, businesses, institutions and local communities — both in the Central Apennines and in northern Greece — to lay solid foundations for a future in which humans and bears can coexist peacefully in the long term.
A study promoted by Rewilding Apennines in the basins of the Pescara and Aterno rivers has confirmed the presence of at least four Eurasian beavers, which reached the central Apennines following unauthorised releases. The organisation is following this presence with scientific and ecological interest, treating it for what it is: a new phenomenon, to be studied methodically.
From 22 to 27 June, Pettorano sul Gizio will once again transform into a film set for an entire week, hosting the second edition of KinoAppennino, organised by Rewilding Apennines. Film professionals and enthusiasts will come together to produce short films of every genre in record time, giving priority to the strong bond between nature and culture that the village perfectly embodies.
The recent poisoning incidents that occurred between April and May in the Central Apennines, causing the death of at least 21 wolves and other wild animals inside and outside the Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park, were at the centre of the meeting held today in the Press Room of the Chamber of Deputies, on … Continued
Beyond the heart of the Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park, similar incidents are being reported throughout the region. A handful of despicable criminals, aided by the complete absence of any preventive monitoring on the ground, cast a shadow of shame over the entire Abruzzo community.
A delegation from the esteemed U.S. organization “People & Carnivores” is visiting the Central Apennines. Since 1992, this organization has worked to promote coexistence between rural communities in North America and large carnivores such as black bears, grizzly bears, wolves, and mountain lions. The purpose of this visit is to engage in constructive dialogue with the international organization to evaluate and exchange best practices, with the aim of improving human-bear coexistence strategies in the Central Apennines.
Following the experience on the Giovenco River last year, a new initiative is about to take shape to remove an unused and obsolete weir on the Liri River, in the territory of San Vincenzo Valle Roveto. This project is part of “Wild Lyric,” conducted by Rewilding Apennines and funded by the Open Rivers Programme and Rewilding Europe.
The second edition of the international literary contest launched by Rewilding Apennines awards three works that celebrate rivers and river restoration.
