In France the alarm is growing for the spread ofbird flu. The Paris Ministry of Agriculture announced today that it has already culled over 200.000 ducks and other 400.000 they will be soon, in order to block the spread of the virus. Notably, around 100.000 ducks were culled within identified outbreaks while 104.000 were subject to preventive demolition around these same outbreaks, the head of veterinary services and deputy director general of food, Loic Evain told France Presse, adding that they are still expected "About 400.000" preventive culls.
In France, the latest budget from the Ministry of Agriculture counted 61 highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks since January XNUMX, of which 48 in the Landes department, in the south-east of the country, where many goose and duck farms are concentrated for the production of foie gras.
Journalist. Born in Rome in 1982. Many passions, including that for the environment, the territory and rurality, developed thanks to holidays in the Umbria-Marche Apennines and the stories of local hunters. He dedicated part of his studies to agriculture and "green" economics.
Today's session approved the 2026-2027 hunting calendar for the Veneto region. The news was announced by the Honorable Sergio Berlato, head of the ACR (Association for Rural Culture), who welcomed this development.
A long-awaited measure: The Puglia Region and the University of Bari (DBBA - Department of Biosciences, Biotechnology and Environment) have signed an agreement for the monitoring and management of the European monk parakeet, approving the "First guidelines for...
The Regional Administrative Court of Lazio has rejected the appeal filed by the Italian Hunting Association (Italcaccia) against the Lazio Region, the Italian Hunting Federation, ATC Ri1, and ATC Ri2, seeking the annulment of the Lazio Region's Resolution of August 7, 2025,...
Silent Dismantling While Parliament is courageously debating amendments to the framework law to update it to meet changing wildlife management needs, the administrative courts are silently dismantling wildlife hunting programs. The reality is...
Application rejected. An exemplary ruling. This is how the Abruzzo Ornithological Institute commented on the Pescara Regional Administrative Court's decision regarding a citizen's appeal against the hunters. This is the SOA's statement: "The Pescara Regional Administrative Court...
Wildlife Control The provincial administration has sent a letter to the Umbria Region and the Territorial Hunting Area (ATC) No. 3 regarding wildlife control in the area to contain wild boars and other pests. In the letter, to...
Numbers to monitor: Four new positive cases among wild boars in Liguria and no cases in Piedmont. This is the summary of the swine fever monitoring data released in the latest bulletin (updated May 10) from the Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute...
The project's objective: The final event of the "Selvatici Sani e Buoni" educational project, a training program for third-, fourth-, and fifth-grade students in the 2025/2026 school year, took place on May 8, 2026, at the Pellegrino Artusi High School in Chianciano Terme. The initiative,...
New website. Just days before the 2026 edition of the Caccia Village in Bastia Umbra, where he will be present, Stefano Castellani has launched his official website. A virtual space where you can also share serious and in-depth reflections on hunting.
Bad weather didn't stop the hunters. The weather wasn't great, but hunters, volunteers, and residents gathered from early morning to take care of the Aniene Valley. T-shirts from the UNA Foundation – Uomo Natura Ambiente, which...
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