Wildlife

Awful news, our beautiful Marsican bear Juan Carrito has been hit by a car and killed just outside Castel del Sangro on the SS17

Italy is celebrating 100 years of the Abruzzo, Molise and Lazio National Park by minting a very special €5 coin

Have you ever wondered which of Abruzzo’s rich and diverse wildlife stays in Abruzzo over the winter?  What techniques are used by the animals to counter the cold and ensure they have enough to eat?   Journalist Alessio Ludovici  asked Federico Striglioni the zoologist of the Gran Sasso Monti della Laga National Park to explain what happens in this important time of the year.

Alessio Ludovici talks to Federico Striglioni, Zoologist of the Gran Sasso & Monti della Laga National Park about life in the park in spring:  which visitors cross which seas to arrive there, which tree acts as the animals’ natural supermarket and what makes the park so unique!

Furry things with four legs like wolves and bears get a lot more coverage in Abruzzo than this recent I Spy with my little eye a Wasp Spider