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Precautionary principle The environmental associations with an appeal filed on 06/09/24, before the TAR Sicilia Palermo, RG 1203/24, have challenged the hunting calendar for the current year, complaining, once again, of an alleged violation of the precautionary principle. The...

A further determination The Department of Agriculture General Directorate of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies UOD Hunting, Fishing and Aquaculture of the Campania Region has issued a further determination regarding the Regional Hunting Calendar 2024-2025. Pre-opening and dates This is the text: “It is hereby communicated that...

Effectiveness of the calendar The associations Earth, League for the Abolition of Hunting (Lac) and Association of Hunting Victims have scored the first point against the hunting calendar prepared by the Regional Wildlife Committee of Sardinia and challenged before the administrative judges. The...

A consolidated activity For 14 years now, the National Park of Casentinesi Forests, Monte Falterona and Campigna has been hosting a census of the deer by the roar: in the space of a few evenings, many people, including volunteers and technicians, meet and collaborate to listen...

Update on infections In light of the national epidemiological picture of African Swine Fever (ASF), in which there are approximately 24 active outbreaks in domestic pig farms, of which 18 in Lombardy, 5 in Piedmont and 1 in Emilia-Romagna, outlines...

Full confidence in the Commissioner “The spread of ASF has now reached alarming levels, putting at risk not only animal health, but the entire pig supply chain in our country, a crucial sector for the national economy and for the protection of our...

The requests on the table The protection of breeders through adequate compensation and a freeze on charges; the massive containment of wild boars, the main vectors of swine fever; the temporary stop in the red zones to hunting, mushroom picking, trekking, to limit...

Contrast strategy The Lombardy Region has organised today an extraordinary meeting with the Commissioner for Swine Fever, Giovanni Filippini, and representatives of agricultural organisations, prefectures and provinces, to share the most important aspects of the contrast strategy...

Huge difficulties A real hot potato, in every sense. The current historical period for the tuber is not at all a good one, at least in Tuscany. As underlined by Coldiretti Pistoiese, in fact, the harvest is seriously...

Community legislation The environmental association Gruppo d'Intervento Giuridico (GrIG) has submitted (30 August 2024) a specific appeal to the European Commission for violation of Community legislation on the protection of wild birds (directive no. 09/147/CE) against the Sardinian regional hunting calendar 2024-2025 (decree of the...

Every part of Europe Organized by the National Coordination of Female Hunters Federcaccia in Lazise sul Garda (Verona), from 6 to 9 February 2025, in conjunction with EOS SHOW, the WaSH – International Conference on... will be held for the first time in Italy.

Damage to businesses A regional fund of 200 thousand euros is coming to compensate for damage to agricultural businesses "in areas with programmed hunting management" caused by wild fauna in the period from 1 July 2023 to 1 July...

A city that comes alive The celebration of the patron saint of Macerata, San Giuliano, is an event of great importance for the local community, uniting tradition, faith and collective participation. Among the undisputed protagonists of this celebration are the hunters...

Petition on Change.org COSPA Abruzzo launches a petition to make environmental associations pay for damages to agriculture and road accidents caused by wildlife. For years, agriculture has suffered damage from wildlife that is protected by environmentalists....

An absolute first A sensational event but one that could have been foreseen. For the first time in history (a good 751 years), the Sagra dei Osei of Sacile took place without the traditional singing competition. The competition...

Interference with human activities “The Region has taken charge of all situations in which the wolf interferes with human activities. For example, for Alpago, the Region has provided ISPRA and the Ministry of the Environment with all the data, and...

Administrative ruling The Basilicata Regional Administrative Court suspended the collection of turtle doves yesterday evening, which will not be huntable during the 3 days of pre-opening. Unfortunately, it was not enough to have reduced the regional bag to 350 animals and...

Rapid compensation Intervene immediately to address the emergency and block the spread of the virus, implement prevention measures to secure unaffected farms, allocate the economic resources needed to compensate farmers as quickly as possible...

Unknown criminals During the night between August 26th and 27th, the ZAC (Dog Training Area) Africa in Samarate, in the Province of Varese, was visited by unknown criminals who vandalized the facilities serving the area. Yet another episode that...

The date of September 1st Following the Decree of the President of the Regional Administrative Court for Umbria n. 53/2024, which ordered the suspension of the hunting of the turtle dove in response to the appeal presented by the environmental associations against the Calendar...