An Italian action plan for the Eurasian Otter ( Lutra lutra ) - Preliminary contents

摘要: Following the decisions taken at European Otter Workshop (Padula, 20-23 October 2005), Italian Ministry for Environment established a technical and institutional team tasked with production application of an National Action Plan otter Lutra lutra. Despite its global status having recently been reclassified from LR to NT (I.U.C.N., 2004), species is still classified as critically endangered in Italy. Few populations only survive southern regions peninsula, namely Campania, Calabria, Basilicata, Puglia, and, recently, Molise. The core population concentrated mainly Parks Cilento Vallo di Diano (Campania) Park Pollino (Calabria Basilicata). two teams were respectively be responsible collection data action plan, promoting large participation involvement all institutions territorial authority within current range otter. coordinated by government agency Istituto Nazionale per la Fauna Selvatica (I.N.F.S.), Diano, one leading conservation promoted first meeting commission June 2006 Ozzano Emilia, (Headquarter I.N.F.S.). was attended many public involved research projects across Italy (Universita Roma ‘La Sapienza’, Universita Pavia, Trieste, del Molise), together representatives agencies wildlife management (Italian Environment, Corpo Forestale dell Stato, della Selvatica). aim define structure report, compiled May 2007, containing proposal contents plan collections information available on different topics related biology, status, threats. Specifically, wide ranging discussions resulted decision produce document that will include following topics: