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.
Presentation of the Integrated Management Plan for the conservation of Emys orbicularis.
The Plan aims to improve the conservation status of Emys orbicularis in Italy and Slovenia ‐ maintaining the genetic diversity of existing populations ‐ and to promote a cross‐border management model for the species. The Plan will be adopted by the Natura 2000 Sites involved in the Project...
[16 June 2023] About ten young individuals, reproduced and bred in a controlled environment, were released in some Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) of the Albenga Plain in Liguria
[5-6 June 2023] Two training days were held at Corte Ospitale in Rubiera and in the Nature Reserve of Fontanili di Corte Valle Re in Campegine, addressed to technicians and staff of the protected areas, with a special focus on the managing bodies of the Natura 2000 network sites where pond turtles lives, such as ecological guards, park rangers, technical staff and collaborators; then environmental volunteer operators and other subjects active in the area
[12 May 2023] At the WWF oasis of Bosco Pantano di Policoro (MT) 20 volunteers and technicians from the Natura 2000 areas took part in an information day to learn the techniques and procedures needed to monitor the presence of pond turtles and to capture alien species.