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"Abruzzo is a a little-known region of Italy, just two hours east of Rome. It
lies in between the high peaks of three national parks, 10,000 square
kilometres of wild, rugged terrain, home to Apennine wolves, golden eagles,
wild boar, and many other animals. It is also home to 1.3 million people. And
as few as 60 Marsican brown bears.
Mario Cipollone would like to change that. He is the co-founder of Salviamo
l’Orso (Save the Bears), and we met recently at a verdant location in Pettorano
sul Gizio along the Gizio River, where the organization has a base of
operations. From a picnic bench, we could see the Apennines, the sun shining on
mountaintops still covered in snow. This is where Marsican brown bears live.
“We aim to rewild an area of more than 500,000 hectares,” Cipollone, an
outdoorsy type who has been passionate about conservation all his life, told
me.
A subspecies of European brown bear that only lives in the Apennines, Marsican
brown bears like to roam, and adult males need a vast area to breed
successfully. It is therefore important that their territory not only remain
safe, but that it increases. The problem, Cipollone said, is that outside the
national parks, the bears have no legal protection. So he is building a
movement of people who care enough about the bears that they can roam beyond
the parks, safely. “Salviamo l’Orso will help make people aware of the needs of
bears and give them space,” he said."
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Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
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https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
