The main operation to eradicate the black rat has finally begun on Pianosa. Hundreds of registered traps, in accessible to species other than the rat and just like the ones used in various towns and cities around the country, have been placed all over the island. Over the course of …
Giannutri will be different next spring: the yellow blooms of the native species will replace the pink colour of the blossom of the Hottentot fig, an exotic and invasive species, removed from the island over the past year. It was a complex operation, with the manual uprooting of the plant …
The colours of the flowers on the dunes of Lacona, in the municipality of Capoliveri, will be more striking than ever, now that work has begun on the regeneration of certain areas and to protect the dunes from the strong storm surges. Protective barriers along the edges facilitate the natural …
4-8/10/2016 – Researchers from Florence University travelled to Giannutri in support of activities to recover the vegetation in areas in which the Carpobrotus has been removed. Around 150 native plan specimens belonging to the Euphorbia dendroides, Juniperus phoenicea subsp. Turbinata and Pistacia lentiscus species have been planted. The researchers also gathered the seeds of …
The Montecristo goat census has just been completed. This population count, repeated every year in the same areas by expert operators of the National Park, Forest Ranger Corps and Livorno and Pisa Provincial Police Forces, is useful to identify any changes in observed animal numbers. From a preliminary review, the …
The Montecristo goat census has just been completed. This population count, repeated every year in the same areas by expert operators of the National Park, Forest Ranger Corps and Livorno and Pisa Provincial Police Forces, is useful to identify any changes in observed animal numbers. From a preliminary review, the …
This year, once again, the electronic eye of the webcam has followed the Scopoli’s shearwater sitting on their eggs in a cavern on the Island of Pianosa. This new technology allows researchers to direct the cameras using remote controls to record every detail. The chicks will soon hatch and be …
17-21/09/2015 – Monitoring continues of the colonies of Scopoli’s shearwater at Punta del Pulpito and Punta Brigantina; after inspecting 19 nests, researchers found just 3 fledglings close to leaving the nest. In this case, the poor reproduction rate is due to the presence of the black rat on the island, …
26-27-28/08/2015 The annual census of the Montecristo Goat (Carpa hircus) population has been completed. This operation, undertaken in collaboration with members of the Livorno, Pisa and Siena Provincial Police Forces, began in the afternoon of Wednesday 26 August and ended the morning of Friday 28. The census method used is …
On 8-9 July 2015, technicians from Elbatech completed the installation of the video recording and transmission system at the Scopoli’s shearwater nesting site on Pianosa. Thanks to these webcams, it will be possible to follow live streaming of the first few months of life of the shearwater chicks, up to …
On 12 and 19 June 2015, researchers from Florence University undertook as survey of the flora and vegetation on the dunes of Lacona, in anticipation of operations to recover and protect the dunes planned by the RESTO CON LIFE Project. Over the course of the two days, 10 transects were …
The first campaign of surveys on the Island of Giannutri has been concluded. This involved the mapping of invasive alien plant species and the definition of methods of control and eradication. The species most widespread and dangerous to the conservation of the island’s biodiversity are all the ornamental plants, such …
Pianosa is one of few islands of the Tuscan archipelago that is home to Audouin’s gull nesting sites. This year once again, a colony of around 80 pairs settled, monitored by experts from the Italian Higher Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA). The researchers monitored the nests of the …
On 27 May, four classes from Elba middle schools took part with great enthusiasm in the environmental educational activities organised as part of the project. After an interesting introduction to the dune habitats and the species that inhabit them, the children were challenged with putting into practice all their skills …
Filming continues for the project’s promotional video. Operators are using a drone to film the dunes of Lacona and the alien plants that can be a threat to native species typical of this habitat.
May 2015: three adult Audouin’s gulls from the Pianosa colony were fitted with GPS. As in 2014, their positions recorded every half hour provide the Italian Higher Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA) with important information on feeding areas and migratory movement. In 2014, one of the birds provided …
On 18 and 19 June 2014, as part of the final monitoring operations for the ‘Montecristo 2010’ Life Project, sightings of the European storm petrel in the seas surrounding Montecristo were confirmed by Mario Cozzo and Camilla Gotti (Italian Higher Institute for Environmental Protection and Research; ISPRA). Two adults …
11.02.2015 – Field monitoring has begun of the Pianosa hedgehog population. The animals are captured and then released after tagging. The aim is to establish the population density and distribution of the species, as well as the effectiveness of trapping methods. In addition, genetic analysis will be undertaken to determine …
A census of the goat (Capra hircus) population on the island of Montecristo has been completed. This population is the only one to live wild in Italy since ancient times, with morphological features very similar to those of the populations of Crete, the Aegean Islands and Asian populations. Monitoring, carried …
The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union have implemented the Regulation on counteracting the negative effects of the introduction and diffusion of invasive alien species. DOWNLOAD
