Title of the project
Skylark management plan in Italy
Description
Increase the Italian population of skylarks
Bag limits to 10/day/hunter and 50/year/hunter. This has been doubled in some regions. Suggested and accepted by ISPRA.
Farmers paid to maintain winter stubble.
Monitoring of populations via post-nuptial ringing.
Hunters voluntarily accepted the bag size limits and pay farmers to maintain winter stubble.
Location
Country | Italy |
Level | National |
Habitat Types
Farmland, Scrub/Grassland
Protection status of the areas
Natura 2000, Emerald Network, Ramsar, Regional protected area, National protected area, Areas with voluntary or mandatory hunting ban, Hunting reserve, No protection status
Species
Species Caracteristics | Huntable species, Threatened species |
Species Type | Birds |
Name(s) of main species | Eurasian skylark - Alauda arvensis |
Conservation action(s)
Management of habitats and wildlife (e.g. conservation and restoration activities), Research and data collection (e.g. monitoring, bag data), Enforcement (e.g. of hunting legislation, codes of conduct)
Partners
Leading partners | ACMA (http://www.acma.it/) |
Other partners | ISPRA (http://www.isprambiente.gov.it/en)Ambiti territoriali di Caccia (http://www.atcbologna.org/) |
Weblinks
http://www.federcaccia.org/avifauna_migratoria.php