LIPU Elections 2023
Elections to the LIPU Council are held every four years and, as we are full members of LIPU, we are entitled to cast our vote in these. This year we...
The Poachers’ War – a Hero’s Diary
The Poachers’ War – a Hero’s Diary Foreword In the autumn, enforcement teams from the Carabinieri Forestali with the essential help of volunteers from LIPU and CABS operate around Brescia...
Success at a wonderful heronry
In 2018 LIPU-UK helped with the funding of the purchase of Canneto Boverio, in a partnership between Buchvif and LIPU; this wonderful nature reserve, small but important, was described as “A...
Naldo Sartori – an obituary
Naldo Sartori, who has passed away aged 96, was one of a core of long-term members that truly form the bedrock of LIPU-UK. It may be a little indulgent of...
EU Award for LIFE Project – Choose Nature (Choona)
Danilo Selvaggi, LIPU Director General, 3rd June As perhaps you already know yesterday we received a Special Award 2021 from the European Commission for our project, Life Choose Nature (the...
Anti-poaching success – Po Delta
“PO DELTA 2021” VAST ANTI-POACHING OPERATION CONCLUDED BY THE CARABINIERI FORESTALI: 22 COMPLAINTS, 1 ARREST, ALMOST 1,000 DEAD DUCKS. LIPU VOLUNTEERS IN SUPPORT OF THE MILITARY A video by the...
Red-footed Falcons in the Parma area
It is ten years since LIPU-UK supported a project to install nest boxes for Lesser Kestrels in Matera, Puglia. It was a clear success with occupancy exceeding 80% after the...
Protection for breeding Montagu’s Harriers
A slim, grey, long-winged raptor floats low over a field margin in search of prey. A black stripe across the inner wing tells this male from its cousin, the hen...
The Hard-to-Swallow Hazelnut
Concerns are growing over the intensive farming of this nut, which is causing land degradation and pollution and putting biodiversity at risk. Federica Luoni, Nature Conservation Area, LIPU Translated from...
ILLEGAL KILLING OF BIRDS (IKB) – OPERATION PEREGRINUS
A very large operation code-named ‘Peregrinus’ was implemented in the last few days in many locations across the whole of Italy. The Prosecutor office of Enna (Sicily) led the investigations...