The desire to escape, even if the years pass by quickly, is always extremely alive! Fortunately, I have a very understanding husband (he knew my problem with the adventure even before I got married), so it gives me great pleasure to have him by my side even though sometimes the goals are particular. Petra and …
La fauna selvatica non dovrebbe forse essere patrimonio nazionale?
(Corriere del Ticino 22.10.2019) Nel 1800 sono scomparse in Svizzera diverse specie, sterminate poiché ritenute pericolose o semplicemente poiché l’uomo ha sottratto loro lo spazio vitale: nel 1871 in Ticino è stato ucciso l’ultimo lupo, nel 1894 in Vallese l’ultima lince, nel 1904 in Grigioni l’ultimo orso. Nel 1985 si è estinto il gipeto barbuto, …
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The IUCN calls for halt to species decline by 2030
With urgent need, I share the post of "in the shadow of the wolf". The International Union for Conservation of Nature reminds us that the emergency must be taken with extreme urgency. The current crisis, without previous analogues, must absolutely lead us to launch immediate conservation laws so that the bio-diversity is also guaranteed in …
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Saturday September 28th. 2019: I was there, in the Federal Square Bern
foto del ghiacciaio del Rodano scattata il 4 settembre 2012 100,000 participants: they were so numerous that only a part was able to enter the large square, in front of the imposing Federal Palace where decisions of vital importance are made, for Switzerland, but not only. In 19 days Switzerland will vote: with this strike, …
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What you wouldn’t want to see * ciò che non vorresti vedere
Estratto dal blog Serbian Animals Voice see here for the English text - by Venus "Il noto dolore al petto è tornato, posso solo camminare, loro non possono." (Jo-Anne McArthur, fotografa e investigatrice del benessere degli animali). Gli attivisti che hanno esposto la crudeltà verso gli animali alla più grande fattoria di suini in Francia hanno …
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The thrill of killing * Il brivido dell’uccidere
Brutality without limits how can you call this "sport" a passion ??? Brutalità senza limiti come si può definire questo "sport" una passione??? Publisched: Corriere del Ticino Sept. 14th, 2019 In the press you can find many articles that praise the value of this "discipline", emphasizing its importance at national level as a means …
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And… again: hatred towards wolves
Published Sept. 10th, 2019 Corriere del Ticino Unfortunately the arrogance spreads and creates hatred and misinformation among the citizens. Of course I would never have expected from a man of culture, complete with studies in molecular biology and doctorate as well as dozens of scientific publications, international congresses and so on and so forth, a …
Let’s start reducing the consumption of meat * iniziamo a ridurre il consumo di carne
(c) picture Bruno Raselli Claudine published article on Corriere del Ticino 6.9.2019 It is always very tender to see cows with beautiful horns, grazing among our beautiful pine-covered mountains, then further on, you can also see some streaks of snow that have survived the rise in temperature. It is also tender to read that over …
Acts of criminality towards animals * atti di criminalità verso animali
Published: La Regione Sept. 2nd. 2019 Published: Corriere del Ticino Sept. 16th, 2019 (integral) We must protect them * Dobbiamo proteggerli I was quite shocked at reading an article that reported the poisoning of pets in Avegno (Ticino - Switzerland). It often happens that you are confronted with the brutality expressed against a …
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Amazonia: the planet’s lung is burning
https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/it/amazon_apocalypse_loc/?feTnKab&fbogname=Alberto&fbclid=IwAR3RA8tkKCUXrnLCQQO2gogPcLTTJz5ymK-t6hEO5-giEN0R8UEBksqQ1JI The Amazon is being cleared to grow soybeans. That soy is almost exclusively harvested and exported to feed livestock on factory farms around the world, an easy and cheap way to feed animals and get them fat for slaughter quickly. It is the world’s appetite for beef that is fuelling the fires in the …
Why kill for sport? * Perché uccidere per sport?
What do the white partridge and wolf have in common? Much has been written in recent times about the white partridge; those who protect it, those who are ready to cite by law articles that determine their freedom of killing, as it is legitimate for the pros and cons to be expressed, in the …
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Ticino: a little Paradise in Switzerland
Ascona Editorial of *Ascona Magasine 2019* by Claudine Giovannoni (pag.18) In the spring season, arriving in Ascona from the Viale Monte Verità, the visitors will be enchanted by the beauty of the cherry trees blossoms. Then, a gust of mischievous wind, the magic of the pink snowflakes will surprise them. Those are special and …
La Salette e Laus tra le Alpi Francesi
From May 30th to June 6th 2019 with my mother I made an exciting journey of a thousand kilometers, along the Italian and French Alps, to discover new spiritual emotions. We spent the first night in Sant-Pierre at the Hotel Lo Fleyè, near Aosta in the homonymous valley. Arriving in the early afternoon, we took …
Revisione della legge sulla caccia in Svizzera
In Switzerland only Ultime notizie odierne (19.6.2019) comunicato del WWF Svizzera: la revisione della legge sulla caccia -che dovrebbe consentire l'abbattimento agevolato di specie protette- non verrà discussa nella sessione estiva ma è stata spostata in autunno. Le motivazioni sono futili: così che durante la campagna elettorale non dovranno spiegare come mai sono favorevoli ad …
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Central America: Guatemala the land of volcanoes
Volcán de Agua, Volcán de Fuego e Volcán Acatenango The next day, in Antigua, I was delighted to see Tito, the writer friend whom I greatly appreciate for his huge literary talent, and we made the acquaintance of his wife Patricia. In Antigua, we were hosted in the country house of his friends Olivia and …
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Claudine Giovannoni 