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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 […]

At the WWF Oasis I Valloni (Albenga, SV), a new pond of about 600 m2 has been created, ready to welcome the pond turtles Emys obicularis, whose presence is now at risk due to various threats, including the destruction of their habitat. The latest rains have completed the filling of the reservoir, which is rapidly being renaturalised; the first Rana dalmatina eggs have been observed and the first tortoises are expected to bask in the sun soon...

The integrated management plan for the conservation of Emys orbicularis, drawn up within the framework of the project, is available for consultation; it is a key document outlining strategies and actions aimed at preserving and protecting the habitat of the marsh tortoise, as well as ensuring the sustainability of existing populations.