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Another remarkable year has passed, and with it many important goals achieved for the protection of our beloved pond terrapin.The year 2025 awaits us with new challenges and lots of energy to continue protecting this unique and valuable species for our wetland ecosystems.Best wishes for a peaceful Christmas and a new year full of nature, […]

The Life Claw project is participating in the conference “Invasive Alien Species – Current Knowledge and Interventions”, taking place today at Magna of Emilia Romagna Region (ground floor, Via Aldo Moro 30), from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. An important opportunity to:✅ Present the actions and results achieved by our project✅ Exchange ideas with experts […]

Friday 27 September, in many European cities, will be held The Researcher’s night , an event designed to bring the world of research closer to all curious and interested people. Come and discover the projects that universities and research organisations are carrying out! The Life URCA PROEMYS project, dedicated to the conservation of the pond […]

Friday 27 September, in many Italian cities, there will be Researcher and Researcher Night, an event designed to bring the world of research closer to all curious and interested people. Come and discover the projects that universities and research organisations are carrying out! The Life URCA PROEMYS project, dedicated to the conservation of the marsh […]

From 18 to 20 September, work on the conservation of Emys orbicularis, the European bog turtle, will be presented. Here are the appointments: 📅 18 September: Presentation of the contribution ‘LIFE URCA PROEMYS: an integrated approach for the conservation of Emys orbicularis in Italy and Slovenia’. 📅 19 September: Poster entitled ‘LIFE URCA PROEMYS in […]

The Emys Piemonte Centre – Eleade Soc. Coop released 40 small tortoises in a site of community interest in the province of Vercelli, managed by the Parco del Po. Our thanks go to:-The Capellino Foundation (Owner of Almo Nature)

Here is a new video showing, behind the scenes of visitors’ path, the Emys enclosure and how the baby terrapins are kept and cared for before being returned to the Emys breeding center so they can be reintroduced into the wild.

Life Urca project celebrates International Turtle Day with a series of initiatives across Italy

From 10 to 12 April, the periodic monitoring visit of the Life Urca Proemys project was held in Slovenia. During this meeting, the project partners met together with the monitor, who supervised the work, to present the actions undertaken and the results achieved so far. The event included two stimulating field visits, the first to […]

On 21 March, an important discussion on the management of alien pond terrapins species took place at the University of Milano Statale. Jointly organised by Life URCA PROEMYS and the University of Berne, it brought together the experiences of veterinarians, universities and active managers of exotic tortoises in CRAS and regional Conservation Centres to try […]