He left on April 23 the webinar cycle of the project LIFE Perdix, in the first meeting the theme of wildlife monitoring methods was addressed. The second meeting, on genetics for the conservation of species and health monitoring, will be held today, April 30th. Finally, the third webinar on ecosystem functions for species conservation will take place the 7 May. The LIFE Perdix Project aims at the recovery and conservation of the Italian Gray Partridge (Perdix perdix italica), declared extinct in kind.
The main actions of the project are: characterization and genetic selection of the subspecies, breeding in captivity and the reintroduction of viable populations within the Natura 2000 site Valle del Mezzano, Special Protection Area (SPA IT4060008) in the Po Delta. ISPRA is the project leader and the other partners are Delta del Po park, Legambiente, Federcaccia, Forestry Carabinieri and the National Federation of French hunters.