The Local Italy https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Italy halts planned wolf cull after howls of protest Italy on Thursday put on hold a controversial plan to cull five percent of its wolves, much to the relief of environmentalists and animal lovers who had mobilized across the country. https://www.thelocal.it/20170202/crying-wolf-protest-over-italys-plans-to-cull-wolves Thu, 02 Feb 2017 15:42:36 +0100 crying-wolf-protest-over-italys-plans-to-cull-wolves Italy's wild boars go on the pill They have been spotted in central Rome, inside residential courtyards and even swimming 6km off the coast of Puglia. It seems that nothing can stop the proliferation of Italy's wild boars, except maybe birth control tablets. https://www.thelocal.it/20151002/italys-wild-boars-go-on-the-pill Fri, 02 Oct 2015 13:06:41 +0200 italys-wild-boars-go-on-the-pill Italy wild boar deaths provoke calls for cull The deaths of two Italians killed in separate highway collisions with wild boars in Tuscany and Abruzzo this week have provoked fresh calls for a cull to bring the number of the animals under control. https://www.thelocal.it/20150821/italy-wild-boar-deaths-provoke-calls-for-cull Fri, 21 Aug 2015 12:53:46 +0200 italy-wild-boar-deaths-provoke-calls-for-cull Wild boar kills Sicilian pensioner A 77-year-old man died after being attacked by a wild boar while out walking his dogs near his home in Cefalù, Sicily. https://www.thelocal.it/20150810/wild-boar-kills-sicilian-pensioner Mon, 10 Aug 2015 11:49:11 +0200 wild-boar-kills-sicilian-pensioner VIDEO: 'Blond' bear finds internet fame in Italy A blond-haired bear has become something of a sensation in Italy after being caught on video by a farmer in Lombardy. https://www.thelocal.it/20150731/blonde-bear-finds-internet-fame-in-italy Fri, 31 Jul 2015 17:18:22 +0200 blonde-bear-finds-internet-fame-in-italy Farmers angered after Italy culls 45 olive trees Italian authorities have cut down 45 olive trees in an effort to combat a strain of bacteria killing olive trees in southern Italy, the EU's second biggest producer of olive oil, in a move that has angered local farmers. https://www.thelocal.it/20150708/farmers-angered-after-italy-culls-45-olive-trees Wed, 08 Jul 2015 15:21:14 +0200 farmers-angered-after-italy-culls-45-olive-trees