Private bodies with public purposes, the Alpine Districts allow a correct use of nature by hunters, naturalists and nature lovers and guarantee the wildlife protection of a territory as special and rich as that of the Alps.
Private bodies with public purposes, the Alpine Districts allow a correct use of nature by hunters, naturalists and nature lovers and guarantee the wildlife protection of a territory as special and rich as that of the Alps.An Alpine District is nothing more than a private entity with public purposes and primarily responsible for the wildlife, hunting, and environmental management of a portion of the regional territory. Each Alpine District, depending on the province in which it operates, has its own statute and Regional Law, although all comply with the provisions of Law No. 157 of February 11, 1992.
At the organizational level, an Alpine District is governed by a management committee which essentially consists of a total of 20 members. These are previously appointed by the Province and must represent agricultural territorial associations, hunting associations, environmental associations and of course local authorities. In short, an organization for the management of the territory in the round, which in itself brings together and peacefully brings together the most varied needs.
Functions
They are really numerous, because such rich and wide territories, frequented by nature lovers, hunters, trekking and outdoor life enthusiasts, must necessarily be managed, protected and protected. Certainly one of the main functions of the Alpine District is that of reconnaissance of the fauna resources. To put it more simply, a District will have to take care of taking a census of the ungulates and the typical fauna of the area, even in the case of minor fauna. It will also have to monitor, on the basis of contingent needs, some species under study. This is a very important feature in the case of targeted restocking or particular projects. 
Of course, needless to say, one of the most important functions of the districts is certainly the organization of interventions aimed at improving the environment of the territory, at restoring or maintaining the habitats they manage, which are fundamental for the life of the typical alpine fauna. The Districts must also deal with the assessment and provision of any compensation for damage caused by wildlife to agricultural production, and the provision of contributions for the creation of metal or electrified fences. They deal with the repopulation, distribution of hunting cards for hunting ungulates, formulate, if necessary, protests to the hunting fauna plan and can, depending on the circumstances, make warnings regarding any temporary suspension of hunting or in derogation from the hunting calendar. They also have the possibility of internally dividing the territory they manage, identifying specific hunting areas, the ACS and organizing the Control Centers that will take care of the control on the slaughtering with respect to the faunal control plans drawn up previously. Cleaning of the paths, granting of scholarships and dissemination of wildlife are once again all the tasks of the very busy and very useful Alpine District. In a word, the Alpine districts deal with the wildlife management of the territory, which has become a real necessity only in recent decades. Wildlife has slowly become the good of no one, the good of all, of the whole society, therefore to be protected with caution and very precise rules, enforced precisely by the Alpine District. With their activity, they manage to defend the parts of naturalists, researchers, hunters or simple enthusiasts, trying to make human activities and wild populations compatible.
Law No. 11 of 1992 February 157
Although each Alpine area is subject to its own statute provided for according to the Regional Laws, it is inevitable that all refer to a common law, 11 February 1992 n ° 157 which deals with rules for the protection of homeothermic wildlife and sampling hunting. The 37-article long law organically manages the entire argument on wildlife management and protection by defining from the first article what wildlife is, an unavailable heritage of the State to be protected in the interest of the national and international community. The second article lists the wild species subject to protection. Whether they are mammals or birds, living permanently or temporarily in a specific territory, all wild animals in a natural state of freedom are subject to protection by the law. The article does not fail to get down to the concrete, listing the mammals and birds protected in a specific way, including the wolf, the bear, the marten, the skunk, the golden jackal, the otter, the wild cat, the lynx. , the monk seal, the Sardinian deer and the Abruzzo chamois, the lesser shag, the pelicans, the storks, the spoonbill, the mute swan and the wild swan etc. Articles 3 and 4 discuss the prohibition of fowling and temporary capture by ringing and in Article 5, hunting from a fixed position with the use of live decoys. Topics such as taxidermy and the management of hunting wildlife plans are also touched upon, dedicating in article 11 particular attention to the faunal area of the Alps, which given the typical flora and fauna is considered a territory in its own right. We focus with particular interest on the organization of Alpine Districts in article 14, which deals with the planned management of hunting, and follows by treating many other topics of primary importance.
In conclusion, we can only underline the importance of the alpine areas, and the relevance of the roles played. Perhaps for this very reason the hunters first, and nature lovers in general, fight every day insisting for the proper functioning of these entities that allow a safe, clean, pleasant enjoyment of nature, exactly as it should be.
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