The numbers of the park
Over 2000 meters of networks, more than 500 field / man days, with an intense and constant effort, drones and radio collars: these are the technologies, numbers and resources deployed by the Tuscan Archipelago National Park which today provides an update on the progress of the project which was conducted in full implementation of the agreement signed on 30 November 2021 with the LAV and WWF associations. From the beginning of the project to today, the Park Authority announces, the captured specimens are 43 then transferred to the structures reported by LAV and WWF and the Irriducibili Liberazione Animali Association: CRASE di Semproniano, Oasi Dynamo di Pistoia (affiliated with WWF Italy), Tenuta di Miemo di Pisa, CRAS Our Ark of Città di Castello, as well as at the Marsiliana State Nature Reserve, managed by the Carabinieri Biodiversity Department of Follonica.
The indications of ISPRA
In compliance with the directives issued by ISPRA, sterilization of the captured garments will begin shortly. The Park Authority also announces that it will continue with the mouflon removal actions envisaged by the project, again according to the indications provided by ISPRA and in line with the project objective which envisages eliminating the presence of mouflons in Giglio as part of the necessary actions for the protection of the island's biodiversity, an objective shared by LAV and WWF in the aforementioned agreement. It should be noted that the latest mouflon capture operations on the Giglio Island involved a large area of the Park territory and involved the leading experts in the sector (Carabinieri Biodiversity Department of Tarvisio, Stelvio National Park, Veterinary Sciences Department of the University of Turin) in order to obtain the maximum effectiveness of the results. A capture technology already tested in other Italian Parks, particularly experts in this type of ungulate harvesting, has been implemented for the Giglio.
Protection of biodiversity
The mouflons have been located thanks to some specimens equipped with radio collar which in fact "signaled" the presence of the group in the area, where the dense Mediterranean scrub makes it difficult to define the positions and spaces used. Subsequently, the capture nets were positioned in three sectors for a total of over 2 kilometers in length. Groups of 20/30 beaters patrolled the areas to direct the specimens into the nets, then pick them up, blindfold them and place them safely in the crates and then in small enclosures, reassured waiting to be transferred to the target areas. The Tuscan Archipelago National Park, for some years included in the prestigious Green List circuit promoted and coordinated by the IUCN, with the comfort of authoritative international scientists and experts, as well as listening to accredited associations, is therefore carrying out an important project for the protection of biodiversity (source: Tuscan Archipelago National Park).
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