The future of the brown bear (Ursus arctos) in Italy is rather uncertain. A recent reintroduction intervention, in the Alps, has temporarily avoided his extinction, while in the Apennines, a few dozens of Marsican brown bears, representative of a unique sub-species, still fight against the oblivion.
The interventions aiming at guaranteeing the conservation of these species are quite numerous and they require the joint effort of technicians, researchers, and administrators, as well as the fundamental support from the public opinion and the main stakeholders. Life Arctos Project gets together different entities. It aims at developing a series of structural interventions, both in the Alps and Apennines, consistent with the action plans developed for bear’s conservation.