THETerritorial area of hunting Province of Taranto released the official details of the "Protection of natural habitats" project: these are the ecological days scheduled for the next months of May and June in which the woods and particularly degraded environments of the area will be cleaned of waste. The initiative provides for the identification of an area of the municipal territory that is degraded and very interesting from an environmental point of view (the first signs of alteration must be evident). The goal is to spread awareness that the environment is a common good and the importance of a contribution to its defense and protection. This protection and enhancement of natural environmentsmoreover, it guarantees the presence of sedentary game, facilitating at the same time the stop and reproduction of migratory wildlife.
The interventions in the province of Taranto can be managed and supported by volunteers who are part of other hunting, environmental, agricultural associations and even ordinary citizens who intend to participate. As regards the presentation of the applications, then, it will be necessary to take into account the financial resources that will be resolved by the ATC Management Committee, with a maximum amount that cannot exceed 5 thousand euros.
All the representatives of the associations who intend to participate in the Ecological Days will be given some specific materials at least eight days before the chosen date. These are posters to advertise the event, gloves and bags for waste collection and a flag with the symbol of the Apulian Hunting Territorial Area. In addition, once the ecological day has ended, the same ATC will be given the photographic documentation, the location from a cartographic point of view and a brief description of the day and the environmental characteristics of the area being cleaned (in particular the vegetation, the state of decay, any pollution, landscape alterations and overbuilding).
Thanks to the documents listed above and the financial contributions, ATC Taranto will have the opportunity to set up an exhibition that will be presented on the occasion of a special final event. This project was a major success last year. Specifically, the volunteers armed themselves with patience and collected the most diverse waste destined for the collection: the size exceeded expectations, but the increase in the means available made it possible to reach the ecological goal in a determined way. At this point we only await the announcement of the actual dates after having known the months in which the project will take place, so as to organize everything in detail.