PRESERVATION OF THE BROWN BEAR IN THE SIRENTE
VELINO PARK
Salviamo l'orso "Save
the bear" is a project focused on
the preservation and tutelage of Marsican
brown bear (Ursus
arctos marsicanus) and follows the guide
line of the Action European
Plan of the year 2000 and follows also
the strategy that the Sirente Velino Project has
already initiated from 1995, by carrying out other
projects, financed by the European Union and regions.
Taking mostly care of the preservation, the
Park has assured:
- The presence of 3 to 5 elements ,3 of which
are permanent;
- The individualization of the present specimens
by monitoring the "core areas";
- Summer 2001:Recorded the presence of one female
with its puppy in one core area;
- Presence in CIS IT 7110075 (Common
Interest Site CIS) of wintering and reproduction
site, presence in CIS IT 7110073 of wintering
site, presence in CIS IT 7110065 of probable
wintering site.
At present, the negative data and dynamics of
the marsican population of the bears in Abruzzo,
which has also been testified by other beneficiaries
(Life Project 99/NAT/IT/006244),have testified
that inside the areas of the species, the preservation
of the bears is still in emergency situation.
The first emergency in the Sirente Velino Park
is safeguarding the few bears that are still present
in this area.
At present the menaces are:
- Low percent of the structural ecological suitability
in some areas inside and outside the linkage
zones of the Park;
- Breeders crash;
- Necessity of deeper knowledge on the features
of the bears and presence and necessity to locate
the biological and ecological importance of
the species in other areas;
- Actual and potential disturb through "core
areas", through wintering areas and through
individualized reproduction sites;
- Unsuitable consciousness of the values of
the bear and its natural habitat between the
local population.
Aims:
The proposed project is placed on continuity
lines with the strategy of bears conservation
which has been adopted until now by the Park,
with the introduction of significant innovative
elements in reason of the new menace. The individualized
actions are focused into the consolidation of
the obtained results throughout medium-long terms.
Aims to obtain:
- Extention and widening of intervention territory
necessary for the improvement of natural habitat
through linkage zones used by the bear, improvement
of the specimens existence (food, diffusion
and reproduction);
- Elimination of breeders crash inside the most
sensible areas frequented by bear (core areas);
- Starting bears data project trying to obtain
a more scientific knowledge on population nucleus
also by paying attention on punctuality and
specification of intervention program;
- Reduction of the anthropic disturb in most
of the areas frequented by bear (reproduction
and wintering sites);
- To inform, to communicate and to sensitize
the importance and the value of menace for bears
specie, to involve the local population for
the Park preservation.
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