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Didactic field on the wolf in the forest of Monte Penna

25 June 2021 to 27 June 2021 Monte Penna Refuge Didactic Field

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Excursion in Alta Lessinia "On the trail of wolves in the shortest nights of the year"

June 26 2021 Erbezzo Free offer excursions

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FEEL WILD: A unique experience on the suspended hut in the Ghirardi Nature Reserve

3 July 2021 to 29 August 2021 Ghirardi WWF Oasis Regional Nature Reserve The suspended hut

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On the border between wolf and jackal in Friuli Venezia Giulia

July 4 2021 Dolina Free offer excursions

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Didactic field on the wolf in the Aveto Natural Park

23 July 2021 to 25 July 2021 Monte Aiona Refuge - Pratomollo Didactic Field

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Wolf educational camp for families and children in the Ghirardi Nature Reserve

25 September 2021 to 26 September 2021 Agriturismo Agricampeggio Agricultural Society Cacigolara Didactic Field

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Educational field on Fallow deer during the breeding season

October 15, 2021 to October 17, 2021 Ghirardi WWF Oasis Regional Nature Reserve Didactic Field

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Confident wolves: a complex problem that requires courageous choices.

da admin | May 17, 2021

Wolves accustomed to human presence is a new problem in our country, whose cases can be counted on the fingers today ...

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Feel wild - The Suspended Hut in the Ghirardi Nature Reserve

da admin | May 10, 2021

A unique experience on the suspended hut in the Ghirardi Nature ReserveA unique experience on the suspended hut ...

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Stories of wolves: the replacement of Codino

da admin | May 10, 2021

Codino and Sottiletta are the two dominants of the Torletto pack, we have been following them since 2015 and we have written and published ...

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Watch now all the talks of the #iononhopauradellupo Festival - digital edition

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Blue Heart and Vjosa Forever, watch now the documentaries of the #iononhopauradellupo Festival

da admin | March 26, 2021

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Living with Wildlife: watch now one of the documentaries of "The #iononhopauradellupo festival"

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Even in Lessinia the mountain pasture season is now

Even in Lessinia, the mountain pasture season has now started and some breeders are using the signs we have given them to warn of the presence of guardian dogs to protect their livestock. A small step towards coexistence in an area where, after more than 10 years of presence, the conflict with the wolf is still marked. #iononhopauradellupo

Many have asked for it and we are finally happy

Yesterday we spent a beautiful day ins

Yesterday we spent a beautiful day with the children and parents of @ tanaliberitutti.tabellano where we talked about wolves, coexistence and relationship with nature. #iononhopauradellupo

Some shots taken yesterday during an inspection p

Some shots taken yesterday during an inspection for the next didactic field on the wolf that will take place on 25-26-27 June in the very high Taro valley between forests and meadows of Monte Penna in the Parma Apennines. Three days to deepen the biology, ethology, monitoring techniques, impact on human activities of this fascinating and controversial predator and discover the beautiful territories of the very high Taro valley through excursions and stalking. Program and registration: 👉https: //www.iononhopauradellupo.it/event/campo-didattico-sul-lupo-nella-foresta-del-monte-penna/ #iononhopauradellupo #canislupus #canislupusitalicus #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #appennino # alps #wild #outdoors #naturelover #wildanimals #wildernessculture #exploretocreate #whatitalyis #BeActive #lupo #lupoitaliano #wolf #wolfpack #altavaltaro #appenninoparmense #apennines_discovery #rewilding

Some of the latest shots taken at the foot of

Sunday 30 May excursion to the nature reserve

Sunday 30 May excursion to the Ghirardi Nature Reserve on the trail of wolves, fallow deer and roe deer. Still some places available! 👉info and registration: https://www.iononhopauradellupo.it/.../escursione-nella.../ #iononhopauradellupo

The marking sites are undoubtedly the mig points

Marking sites are undoubtedly the best places to place video traps not only because wolves frequent them regularly allowing us to acquire information and data on the frequentation of the territory but also because almost always, when they pass through them, they slow down to inspect the site or to mark and this sometimes allows for excellent shots that can help us recognize individuals. video: @danieleecotti #iononhopauradellupo #canislupus #canislupusitalicus #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #appennino #alpi #wild #outdoors #naturelover #wildanimals #wildernessculture #exploretocreate #whatitalyis #BewolfActive #lupo #lupo #lupo

Our first Camp will be held on May 22nd and 23rd

Our first Wolf Educational Camp will be held on May 22nd and 23rd after this long difficult period for all of us. To return to walking together, in compliance with health rules, we have chosen the magnificent Val di Vara, a little-known territory between the Apennines and the Ligurian Sea. We are waiting for you, visit this link for info and registration: https://www.iononhopauradellupo.it/ #iononhopauradellupo

Very often we commonly think of the wolf as ad

Very often we commonly think of the wolf as a bloodthirsty and infallible animal, yet not many know that out of 10 attempts at predation in the wild, it is estimated that only one is successful. It is therefore not easy for the adult wolf to meet their food needs estimated at about 2,5kg of meat per day, making hunting something very demanding and energy-consuming. Under certain conditions the wolf is also able to fast completely for many days, it is estimated even more than 10, as well as 10 is the number of kilograms of meat that an adult wolf can consume during a single meal, eating entrails, meat and bones of the predated animal. The wolf is therefore a "complex machine" whose survival, especially in the absence of "easy" prey such as sheep and unattended cattle, is certainly difficult and much more complex than is commonly thought, effectively stripping the species from this commonplace of "bloodthirsty animal" and bringing it back into the complex ecosystem to which it belongs. #iononhopauradellupo Photo NPS / Jacob W. Frank

In the wolf the color of the coat varies seasonally,

Communication between wolves occurs through a

Communication between wolves takes place through an articulated communication system: posture (facial expressions, position of tail and ears, raising of the hair), vocalizations (growls, yelps, barks, howls) and olfactory signals or the deposition of excrement and urine (marking). The markings are often followed by energetic rasping that release additional chemical messages emanating from the scent glands that wolves have on their bodies. These odorous messages are not left at random but at strategic points within their territory and are called marking sites. Through the markings the wolves transmit a lot of information: gender, age, individual identity and social position (Marucco 2014) which also serve to delimit their territory and prevent encounters with wolves unrelated to their pack. It is the dominant couple that has the task of inspecting and marking the territory while the other wolves belonging to the family unit, subordinate to the couple, generally refrain from doing so. It may happen that subordinate individuals mark in addition to the dominant couple but in our case history of more than five years of shooting wolves from different packs, we have on one occasion only resumed a simultaneous marking by two males. Probably the markings by non-dominant wolves serve to further strengthen the smelling messages to emphasize territoriality or perhaps to establish-strengthen internal hierarchies. In this case the dominant male had been replaced a few months ago within the herd and the dominant female was often together with two males who are the ones who mark in the video. YouTube: https://youtu.be/WUc17oWOSdM video: @danieleecotti #iononhopauradellupo #canislupus #canislupusitalicus #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #appennino #alpi #wild #outdoors #naturelover #wildanimals #wildreaitalculture #whatexploretoculture lupoitaliano #wolf #wolfpack

During an outing to check de activities

During an outing to check the activities of the pair of golden eagles (Aquilia crysaetos) that we follow in the upper Val Taro we witnessed a very exciting scene: the eagle flies from its roost, glides quickly over a rocky wall passing the top, disappears behind the wall itself and then re-emerge with something white in its claws, plunging to the ground with a prey. We were really at a considerable distance, well over 1 km and despite the powerful telescopes we could not understand what it could be, so we waited for the eagle to eat and fly away to go and discover it. Once we arrived on the spot, despite being in a wild environment, with no inhabited nearby, we discovered, without even too much surprise, that the eagle's prey was a white domestic cat. We therefore placed a video trap to see when and how often the eagle would return to feed. It returned the next morning in the early hours of the day during a late snowfall in April and immediately moved the prey, what you see are in fact the only images recorded. ‼ This video gives us the opportunity to make some considerations on domestic cats: here in the upper Val Taro we don't remember ever having a video of our trap in the field that hasn't taken them at least once, including those located in very wild areas and far from inhabited centers. Cats are very popular and widespread animals in our country, many of them live outdoors and can move freely in natural environments, many are stray, many reproduce uncontrollably. Domestic cats (Felis catus) are formidable predators, in addition to having a great impact on the fauna they also constitute a serious threat to the conservation of the wild cat (Felis silvestris) through possible crosses (hybridization) we run the risk of losing integrity wild cat genetics as has unfortunately already happened in Scotland. It continues in the comments

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