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 Two rare sightings of a lynx in the autonomous northern Italian province of Trentino in August and September have cheered nature lovers, who had feared for its survival. https://www.thelocal.it/20181008/rare-lynx-sightings-in-northern-italy-excite-naturalists Mon, 08 Oct 2018 20:00:00 +0200 rare-lynx-sightings-in-northern-italy-excite-naturalists The northeastern Italian region of Liguria is considering hunting its wolves due to a lack of funds available to reimburse farmers for the damage the animals wreak on livestock. https://www.thelocal.it/20160311/italian-region-asks-to-hunt-its-wolves-to-instead-paying-farmers-fo-damage Fri, 11 Mar 2016 13:48:10 +0100 italian-region-asks-to-hunt-its-wolves-to-instead-paying-farmers-fo-damage Activists offered a €5,000 reward to catch the killer of a wolf in central Italy as tensions between farmers and animal rights groups mounted, with the latter saying a "conspiracy of silence" among villagers is protecting those responsible. https://www.thelocal.it/20140729/conspiracy-of-silence-over-wolf-killer Tue, 29 Jul 2014 17:05:00 +0200 conspiracy-of-silence-over-wolf-killer A wolf killed on the edge of Turin has sparked fears that the animals could be adapting to urban life, Italian media reported on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140312/dead-wolf-sparks-fear-in-turin Wed, 12 Mar 2014 11:45:00 +0100 dead-wolf-sparks-fear-in-turin A wolf, described as having "no fear of man", is continuing to terrorize people living in the Aveto valley, in the northern region of Liguria. https://www.thelocal.it/20131023/wolf-terrorizes-residents-in-liguria Wed, 23 Oct 2013 12:50:00 +0200 wolf-terrorizes-residents-in-liguria