The Federcaccia Bird Migration Office takes hunters' research to the University of Florence.
The seminar took place in the Aula Magna of the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Florence, in front of an attentive and participatory audience of students, where the more mature, but no less attentive face of some passionate hunter stood out. organized by the ACMA and the Migratory Birdlife Office of the Federcaccia.
The appointment, which received an excellent reception in the Faculty environment and in particular of the Master's Degree Course in Sciences and management of faunal-environmental resources, was focused on the presentation of the activities carried out by the Association and on a moment of deepening on waterfowl and on the data collection initiatives carried out by hunters.
This occasion undoubtedly marks a further step in the recognition of our role as reliable subjects able to provide important data to the scientific community for their validation. “A great responsibility - it was underlined during the seminar - of which we are aware and which motivates us deeply”.
After a brief introduction by Professor Manuela Gualtieri, representing the Faculty, and Michele Sorrenti, head of the Migratory Birdlife Office, who underlined how for hunting in general and for Federcaccia in particular it was an honor to be in a university classroom and of great importance to address a group of future "experts", the seminar opened with a general introduction on anatidae given by Guido Donnini, who illustrated in detail the species, habitats and habits of those most present in Italy.
Michele Sorrenti then spoke again, addressing the issue of the hunting of anatidae in our country, presenting data and results that were exhibited last September at the National Ornithology Convention, the first time for researchers of a hunting association.
“Hunting sampling, or rather, its data - recalled Sorrenti - through the use of adequate statistical methods is an element that gives presence indices and multi-year trends of great importance for the scientific community”.
The picture of the documents presented at the Ornithology Conference was completed by Alfonso Lenzoni, who illustrated in detail the research carried out by the ACMA and the data on the sampling of water rail and lapwing.
The latter, it should be remembered, were expressly requested of hunters as part of the International Management Plan of the European Union, which obviously has a slightly different consideration of the role of practitioners of the hunting activity from that normally demonstrated by scientific circles. Italians.
Finally, Daniel Tramontana presented the snipe and whisk project for data collection on these two species, which he conceived and carried out thanks to the collaborators of the Avifauna Office. Numerous requests for further information from some of the students present extended the seminar, putting the seal on an important day that contributed to making the role and commitment of hunters better known to future wildlife technicians in an environment, such as the scientific one. and university, of fundamental importance for the future of our business.
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