A training course for wild boar hunting in Mantua

Wildlife and hunting management The objective is twofold: to contain the population of ungulates, especially wild boars, and to limit damage to agricultural production to combat the circulation of African swine fever. The commitment of Emilia-Romagna and in particular of the Department of Agriculture does not stop on...

Inland and rural areas The green light to change the status of the wolf from “strictly protected” to “protected” is a fundamental step towards a more balanced and pragmatic management of large carnivores in Europe, going in the right direction of safeguarding...

Uncontrolled expansion The European Parliament has expressed its approval for the change in the protection status of the wolf: from “strictly protected” to “protected”. With this vote, the Strasbourg plenary has closed a process that lasted more than two years, during which Confagricoltura...

Preview Presentation A new training model to tell, through direct experience, the gastronomic and environmental value of wild meat: the first multidisciplinary hub in Italy, entirely dedicated to the supply chain of meat from wild meat, is born in Gubbio, Umbria.

Landscape Protection With DGR n. 427 the Regional Council has pre-adopted the bill “Urgent measures for the energy transition and the protection of the Umbrian landscape” on the proposal of the environmental councilor Thomas De Luca which aims to implement...

Protection status The regional councilor for Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry, Alessandro Beduschi, comments on the news of the vote in the European Parliament, which approved the Commission's proposal to reduce the wolf's protection status from "strictly protected" to "protected"....

Venice, 8 May 2025 – “Following the entry into force of the amendment to the Bern Convention on the declassification of the wolf, EU intervention was needed and today it has finally arrived. The Plenary Assembly has authorised the amendment of the EU Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC as regards...

Strasbourg, 8 May – “Satisfaction for the outcome of a battle that I have always supported in Europe and on the territory, and that today finally comes to fruition also thanks to the vote of the League. After the modification of the Berne Convention on...

Milan, 8 May 2025 – “The conference organised today at Palazzo Pirelli was an important moment to update the alarming data on the extent of wolf predation activity on our territory, listening to zoologists, scholars, breeders and journalists: different experiences at...

Confirmed outbreaks After a period of 22 months without new cases, African swine fever (ASF) has unfortunately reappeared in our territory. Some outbreaks have recently been confirmed thanks to the continuous surveillance and monitoring work carried out without interruption by the...