It took place on 23 February 2019 in Monte San Vitor, thanks to the collaboration between Italian Federation of Hunting with ACMA Marches and the patronage of the Municipality of Monte San Vito, a particular lesson in Natural Sciences on avifauna, in front of an audience made up of about 100 children from the Dante Alighieri Middle School of Monte San Vito, accompanied by their teachers. The lesson was opened by the ACMA Marche President, Graziano Federiwhat after a brief introduction on the content of the lesson gave the floor to the Mayor of the Municipality of Monte San Vito, Avv. Sabrina Sartini who thanked all the little participants.
The lesson, in particular, concerned the knowledge of the migration of birds from the wintering area and the nesting area. The lesson was held by Dr. Michele Sorrenti who explained the research carried out with satellite telemetry, which made it possible to map the migratory routes of some particular species of birds, through the transmitter-backpack that is placed on the migrator's back. Prof. Enrico Cavina focused his lecture on wood pigeon migration and its relationship with changes in atmospheric pressure. The last report was entrusted to the writer and ACMA Marche partner Rinaldo Bucchi, who integrated the conference with the description of the scientific and data collection approach to hunting, and to the new figure of the modern hunter, who integrates with the researcher.
The students actively participated in the lesson by responding and collaborating with the speakers, remaining interested in the various explanations. From this excellent example, in Federcaccia's opinion, similar initiatives must be born in every Italian province, involving schools at all levels, even with field trips to learn about the environmental initiatives carried out by hunters. The leaders of the Hunting and Fishing office of the Marche Region, Dr. Daniele Sparvoli and Dr. David Anastasi, as well as the Commander of the Provincial Police of Ancona Captain Pierfrancesco Gambelli, and the President of the Territorial Area of Hunting Ancona 1 Sauro Medici. The Italian Federation of Hunting was represented by the Regional President Paolo Antognoni, by the Vice President Nazzareno Galassi and by the Provincial President Ivo Amico, as well as by the ACMA delegations from the other Marche provinces, by the Voluntary Hunting Security Guards Anna Elisabetta Fenucci, Sandro Mazzarini and Emilio Sopranzetti who gratified the young listeners with gadgets in memory of the day.