(Press Release of the State Forestry Corps, 11.24.2012) The men were stopped at an altitude of 2040 meters in the Sirente-Velino Regional Park during control activities of the Regional Forest “Acquazzese” L’Aquila, November 24, 2012 – MG, aged 50, and FF, 54, both from Chiaravalle (Ancona) were stopped and reported by the staff of the..

The meeting entitled “The Marsican brown bear towards a shared management of a flag species for the territory” was held this afternoon in the picturesque setting of the Cantelmo Castle in Pettorano sul Gizio (AQ), organized by the Nature Reserve of Monte Genzana – Alto Gizio as part of communication initiatives for the European LIFE..

Press release of Simbruini Nature Park (Jenne, November, 15 2012) Following the recent news reported by some media regarding the Marsican brown bear in the territory of the Simbruini Nature Park, the presence of the plantigrade, after the first sighting on September 26, has been confirmed by other sightings and signs of presence, which have..

Abruzzo National Park has officially expressed its concern and unfavorable opinion about the project of new ski lifts between Castel di Sangro and the Aremogna facilities. According to Abruzzo NP President, Giuseppe Rossi, this kind of investments would turn to be unprofitable, as the current facilities are already reached maximum expansion, and would result in..

Three hunters from Lecce nei Marsi (AQ) have been fully acquitted of poaching by the Court of Avezzano as there is no substance to the fact. According to judge Stefano Venturini, there was no certain evidence of the three being hunting. The judge for preliminary investigation remanded them for the facts occurred on the night..

Universitary Museum in Chieti (Abruzzo) participates to “Biodiversamente, Festival dell’Ecoscienza” and in collaboration with WWF Chieti and Abruzzo NP organizes the event “ORSI TRA LE NUVOLE” (Bears in the clouds). Two days devoted to the brown bear, a species living both the Italian Alps and Apennines, with the aim of informing and raising awarenes on the bears’ presence..

Following an appeal presented by WWF and Animalisti Italiani, TAR Abruzzo (Regional Administrative Court) has confirmed its decree that suspends the hunting season in the bear area, that is in the buffer zone of Abruzzo NP (ZPE), in all the sites belonging to Natura 2000 network (ZPS and SIC) and in all the areas where..

Yesterday a bear cub has been hit on the roads near Scanno, in the Abruzzo NP (PNALM). This cub is son to Gemma, the female bear widely known for her frequent raids in the Sagittario Valley. According to rangers and forestal corps, the cub didn’t get damaged and joined back her mother in the woods…

During a surveillance duty, specifically arranged on occasion of the beginning of the hunting season, rangers in Simbruini Nature Park seized arms and ammunitions from two hunters who had been caught hunting inside the preserve, in the same area where, during the last weeks, the presence of a marsican brown bear has been repeatedly reported.