Italian law 157/92 regulates management of wildlife, declaring it an “indispensable state heritage” belonging to the general public; regional laws ensure its application and coordination by lower-level public territorial agencies. Provinces are responsible for territorial planning, supervision and control of wildlife. The Ambiti Territoriali di Caccia (ATC) (Territorial Hunting Areas) and Comprensori Alpini (CA) (Alpine Districts) manage a territory’s wildlife. These sub-provincial units are directed by councils comprising hunters, farmers, environmentalists and representatives from local bureaus, along with wildlife technicians for census, capture, introduction, and environmental improvement. This collective management of wildlife and hunting has required the establishment of special regulations. Our study analyzed and compared regulations regarding the management of ungulates in the Appenines (roe deer, red deer, fallow deer, mouflon) and the Alps (roe deer, red deer, chamois). The study considered the six ATC for the Tuscan Appenines, 14 CA of the alpine zone in the Piedmont region and three CA of the alpine zone of the Valle d’Aosta region. A complete picture was required for each authority in order to provide a detailed analysis of the regulations and explain certain choices. General data were gathered regarding total and agro-silvo-pastoral land surface and for each species regarding: average density, number of active hunters, bag limits permitted by culling plans, percentage of animals actually taken compared to the estimated population. For each species information was gathered on the regulation of the wildlife/hunting management: number/size of hunting districts, average size of the minimum management unit in a district, census method and period, number of types of killing, hunting season. For species present in both areas (roe deer and red deer) the greatest differences concerned census methods and hunting season; these were due to different environmental and climatic conditions and to choices of a local nature.
Italian regulation of management and hunting of Alpine and Appenine ungulates
RUSSO, CLAUDIA;
2009-01-01
Abstract
Italian law 157/92 regulates management of wildlife, declaring it an “indispensable state heritage” belonging to the general public; regional laws ensure its application and coordination by lower-level public territorial agencies. Provinces are responsible for territorial planning, supervision and control of wildlife. The Ambiti Territoriali di Caccia (ATC) (Territorial Hunting Areas) and Comprensori Alpini (CA) (Alpine Districts) manage a territory’s wildlife. These sub-provincial units are directed by councils comprising hunters, farmers, environmentalists and representatives from local bureaus, along with wildlife technicians for census, capture, introduction, and environmental improvement. This collective management of wildlife and hunting has required the establishment of special regulations. Our study analyzed and compared regulations regarding the management of ungulates in the Appenines (roe deer, red deer, fallow deer, mouflon) and the Alps (roe deer, red deer, chamois). The study considered the six ATC for the Tuscan Appenines, 14 CA of the alpine zone in the Piedmont region and three CA of the alpine zone of the Valle d’Aosta region. A complete picture was required for each authority in order to provide a detailed analysis of the regulations and explain certain choices. General data were gathered regarding total and agro-silvo-pastoral land surface and for each species regarding: average density, number of active hunters, bag limits permitted by culling plans, percentage of animals actually taken compared to the estimated population. For each species information was gathered on the regulation of the wildlife/hunting management: number/size of hunting districts, average size of the minimum management unit in a district, census method and period, number of types of killing, hunting season. For species present in both areas (roe deer and red deer) the greatest differences concerned census methods and hunting season; these were due to different environmental and climatic conditions and to choices of a local nature.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
