. As part of an EU-Life re-introduction of species in areas where these are extinct, a lynx from Switzerland has been released into the forests of Rhineland-Palatinate. Mala, this is the name of the female lynx, will be monitored by means of a special collar for the duration of one year, in order to observe …
Why let the hunters kill them? * perché lasciarli ammazzare?
Non più specie “strettamente protetta”, ma solamente “protetta”. Il Consiglio degli Stati ha deciso martedì che sarà più facile abbattere i lupi, declassandone il grado di protezione. Con 29 voti contro 14 è stata respinta una proposta della sinistra di rinviare al Governo la modifica della legge federale sulla caccia. La revisione – di cui …
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Protection dogs for flocks * cani da protezione per le greggi
The presence of large predators (in this case I refer especially to the wolf) always have a disproportionate impact on public opinion, and this is caused by the loss of habit to live with them. More than a century ago, in our territory wolves were present in the valleys and pre-Alpine areas and cohabitated with …
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The Lynx, Europe’s biggest cat * La lince
See original post wildlife-reporter.com Europe’s biggest wild cat, the Lynx, is weighing anywhere between 30 Kg (the Eurasian Lynx) and 9 Kg (the Iberian Lynx) and up to 70 cm height. It is considered a national animal in the Republic of Macedonia and is displayed on the reverse of the 5 dinars coin. It is …
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Interview with “Mr. Bad Wolf” * Intervista con il “Grosso Lupo Cattivo”
picture copyright Jiajia on Flickr.com Original post form: Wildlife reporter Wildlife-Reporter: If we would have a “TIME” magazine type of nomination, you would definitely be on the cover of the 2017 edition. Not once you made the headline in Europe, you made a remarkable comeback in Greece, France, Italy and even Germany, you have been …
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We stole their land, their home…
With near certainty, when you were a child, your mother or grandmother will have told you the fairy tale of the "Little Red Riding Hood"... Certainly, lupus in fabula has brought terrible prejudices toward this animal itself little different from his brother, the faithful man's friend: the dog. For centuries, this poor creature was hunted and persecuted, using any …
Protecting the wolf… (& the sheeps) * proteggere il lupo… (e le pecore)
(images from the web - interview with F. Maggi responsible of WWF Ticino) Il WWF Svizzera apprende con gioia della presenza di una lupa con i suoi cuccioli in Valle Morobbia. Ora tocca alle autorità: è urgente sostenere gli allevatori e proteggere le greggi. Il WWF saluta l’arrivo della prima cucciolata di lupi in Ticino. …
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Claudine Giovannoni 