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A group of very different people: inhabitants of small mountain villages in the Apennines and the Alps, shepherds and farmers linked to an idea of the territory that seems to disappear in this complex scenario but which finds itself perfectly at ease in a future where mountain and modernity know how to coexist together.
Board of Directors
Daniel Ecotti
President
Founding Member
Tornolo, Parma
Francis Romito
Vice president
Communication Manager
Trento
Guido Sardella
Effective Auditor
Founding Member
Borgo Val di Taro, Parma
Elena Gabbi
Effective Auditor
Founding Member
Borgo Val di Taro, Parma
Christian Schoolboy
Effective Auditor
Secretariat and Logistics
Erbezzo, Verona
Alessandrini Chiara
Effective Auditor
Environmental education in schools
Parma
Born and raised in Milan, a computer scientist, he "escapes" from the city at the age of twenty-one to live in the mountains of agriculture and breeding by cultivating with organic and natural methods and raising for over ten years grazing cattle to produce raw milk cheeses.
He has actively dealt with the protection of the peasant world from overwhelming Community regulations, for the recognition and maintenance of traditional productions and self-production of seeds and native breeds. Since 2010 he has lived in Val Taro, in the Parma Apennines, where he produces vegetables and collects products from the undergrowth. Always passionate and curious about nature, mountains and photography, very attentive to all environmental issues, in 2014 he began to take an in-depth interest in the wolf, attending various courses, studying as an autodidact, comparing himself with the main experts and scholars in Italy and with a lot of experience gained in the field. In 2016 he founded the association and mainly deals with the various monitoring and research activities on wolves and other large mammals, today he is also an Environmental Hiking Guide and shares his experience to promote the coexistence between fauna and human activities.
Passionate about the environment and nature, he moves between the Alps and the Apennines in search of the wolf and its signs of presence.
Since 2014 it has been investigating the presence of the predator in the Eastern Alps, first in Lessinia and subsequently in other areas of Veneto and Trentino. Trained through intense experience in the field, he has participated in various specific training courses, he has been a volunteer for some National Parks, for the Life Wolf Alps Project, he is a volunteer for the monitoring of Large Carnivores for the MUSE of Trento and the Autonomous Province, collaborates with the Wolf Monitoring Network of the Veneto Region and with the other authorities in charge of monitoring the species in the Eastern Alps. He works in the world of communication and image, dedicating himself in recent years to nature photography. He puts his professionalism at the service of the association I'm not afraid of the wolf of which he is also vice president.
Guido Sardella, born in 1967, born in Valtar, has shown a deep passion for nature since childhood, which he loves to observe (dedicating himself especially to avifauna, amphibians, butterflies and mosses) and to capture both through drawing and photography, which he began practicing with the reflex and telephoto lens at the age of 13.
He has collaborated in the creation of the Ghirardi Oasis since 1983 first as a volunteer for the LIPU and then professionally on behalf of WWF Italy, today he deals with environmental interpretation, creating didactic / informative installations for Parks and Museums and illustrations and infographics for publications with a character environmental.
Since 2006 he has returned to take care of the Ghirardis, as manager of the WWF Oasis and coordinator, since 2011, of the Regional Nature Reserve, a voluntary activity that supports the professional activity of illustrator, graphic designer, photographer, nature guide and environmental educator.
Originally from Parma city, passionate about dogs and horses since she was a child, over time she carries out activities of responsibility in horse farms and dog centers.
In 2003 the passion for sheep and the sheepdog leads her to a change of life and she moves to the mountains with her partner Roberto Mangia, where they start a breeding of sheep, goats and cows with the production of organic cheeses. In 2004 she suffered three depredations by wolves and included Maremma-Abruzzese shepherds purchased from a farm in Abruzzo in the flock. This is how a great passion for LGDs was born and she directly experiences prevention practices. Since 2015 she has lived in the Ghirardi Regional Nature Reserve where she collaborates with the WWF in projects on grazing biodiversity. She offers her experience of coexistence to those who request information and advice, and takes care of the teaching relating to the preparation of AIGAE Guides, tourists and families for meeting the flock with guardian dogs. She is very close to the problems of farmers, she is convinced that a deep knowledge, a good prevention is the solution for a coexistence with the wild world.
Cristiana was born and raised in Milan and lived for some time in the United States.
From an early age she spent her summer holidays and free time in the mountains of Trentino and the Piacenza Apennines. Thanks to her father who transmits her love for nature, she becomes passionate about wildlife by spending a lot of time in the woods discovering every footprint and sign of passage of any animal. Particularly interested in the healing power of the natural environment for man, in 2020 she moved to Lessinia where she is creating a holistic accommodation business.
From an early age she was an enthusiastic explorer of nature and later graduated with a degree in biological sciences.
He is an environmental technician and Environmental Hiking Guide. Always passionate about ornithology and birdwatching, she is an IWC censor. After graduating, you worked both in the field of environmental education and as an environmental consultant and since 2008 you have been a technician in a Local Authority. Since 2018 she has started collaborating as a volunteer with the Io non ho fear of the wolf association, following the story of some lowland wolf families and participating in the National Wolf Monitoring. To date, she is engaged in the Association with great passion both in field activities and in dissemination.
Scientific Committee
Marco colombo
Milan
Emmanuel Fior
Parma
Marco Galaverni
Rome
Naturalist, photographer and scientific popularizer
Born in 1988, he has been interested in nature ever since his senses allow him. He took his first steps in nature photography in 1999, and photographed on slides for many years, to then belatedly convert to digital. AIGAE environmental guide and scuba diving instructor, he graduated from the University of Milan in Natural Sciences with two herpetology theses. His photos, scientific and informative articles have been published in various magazines of the sector, and in 2007 he discovered a new species of spider in Sardinia. He is the author and co-author of identification and photographic books, as well as numerous exhibitions, screenings and conferences, and is a lecturer in naturalistic photography courses. Several photos of him have won or received special mentions in international competitions, including Wildlife Photographer of the Year, Festival Mondial de l'Image Sous-Marine, Asferico, GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year.
He is currently scientific consultant of the Rai3 GEO program of which he is a regular guest. He believes that curiosity and passion, as well as due respect for natural environments, are the engine that must move every human being; despite him he often notices how Murphy's law is applied to nature photography activities… A selection of shots by him can be viewed at the site www.calosoma.it
Since he was a child passionate about nature and fauna, he obtained a degree in Natural Sciences at the University of Parma with a thesis on the spatial behavior of the Deer, an opportunity to open a window on large mammals and on data monitoring and processing techniques.
He carries out the activity of Voluntary Ecological Guard and works as a freelancer, ranging from wildlife monitoring to environmental consultancy, from specialist teaching to school and non-school environmental education, to accompanying groups in nature.
He obtained the professional qualification of Environmental Technician, that of Wildlife Technician and that of Environmental Hiking Guide, as well as various qualifications (wildlife censuses, first aid to fauna in difficulty). Part-time employee of the Western Emilia Park Authority, he works within the Conservation, Research and Monitoring Service.
PhD in Biodiversity and Evolution at the University of Bologna, he has been a research collaborator in ISPRA (Superior Institute for Environmental Protection and Research) and has been studying the wolf in Italy and worldwide for over twelve years.
He has to his credit dozens of scientific articles for international journals and is now Head of Species and Habitat of WWF Italy.
I'M NOT AFRAID OF THE WOLF APS
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Locality Cadonica, 296
43051 Albareto (PR)
Italy
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