Three-year reference period
The Regional Council of Toscana has approved the document "Protocol for the Management of Deer and Bovids in Tuscany" for the years 2026-2028, as per Annex A), which forms an integral and substantial part of this document, containing the guidelines for the hunting management of the aforementioned species in the regional territory.
Regional law
The starting point was Tuscany Regional Law No. 20 of June 10, 2002, "Hunting Calendar and Amendments to Law No. 3 of January 12, 1994 (Implementation of Law No. 157 of February 11, 1992, "Regulations for the Protection of Homeothermic Wild Fauna and for Hunting"), and in particular Article 7, paragraph 6, which states: "In compliance with the provisions of the Wildlife Hunting Plan, the Regional Council approves, subject to the opinion of the Higher Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), plans for the selective culling of ungulates, broken down by sex and age group, and indicating the culling period in accordance with current legislation.
ISPRA opinion
Also fundamental in this case was the request for an opinion on the aforementioned Protocol sent to ISPRA (Higher Institute for Environmental Protection and Research) with note number 0252206 of 03/26/2026.







































