/ CONFLICT MITIGATION

The mitigation of the conflict must start from the meeting and discussion with the stakeholders involved and can only be carried forward through collaboration in the management of the critical issues that arise from time to time. The actions we put in place in this sense are well defined. Together with the Associations Active Defense e Pastures we work to support farmers, who choose to adopt livestock protection dogs to defend their animals from predator attacks, but also to solve the concrete and real problems they may encounter on a daily basis. We are working on drafting a law on the subject, which will define all the aspects still absent in Italian legislation relating to the type and use of guardian dogs as well as the establishment of a single national signpost on dogs protection of livestock, both to meet the needs of the breeders who use them, and to inform and protect the users of natural spaces, in particular tourists, who unexpectedly find themselves dealing with LGDs directly on the territory, suggesting a few simple precautions to prevent incorrect behavior, which could inadvertently lead to unpleasant accidents. Through the "Wool for the wolf" initiative, we support small farmers in the recovery and subsequent processing of wool, for the creation of valuable items, the sale of which will serve to finance a fund dedicated to the farmers themselves. Finally, during all the countless field trips for research and mapping of signs of presence, we are engaged in the fight against poaching, one of the greatest threats that today affect the wolf and all other fauna in Italy, identifying traps, snares and poisoned bait, promptly reporting them to the authorities.