Roe Deer and Wild Boar Remained Key Wolf Prey as Diet Shifted Across North-western Italy
Wolf diet in north-western Italy remained dominated by wild prey from 2021–2025. Roe deer and wild boar were…
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Urban Bird Diversity Was More Strongly Linked to Forest Structure Than the Surrounding City
Across 12 urban forests in three Italian cities, researchers recorded 2,035 birds from 52 species. Local forest structure…
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Red Foxes Visited All 26 Wolf-Killed Red Deer Carcasses and Responded More to Food Availability Than Wolf Activity
Camera traps at 26 wolf-killed red deer carcasses in Stelvio National Park recorded red foxes at every site.…
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Hooded Crows Were Linked to 87 Reported West Nile Virus Bird Outbreaks in Europe
The September ECDC–EFSA report linked hooded crows to 87 reported West Nile virus bird outbreaks, Eurasian magpies to…
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Larger Broods and Older Social Fathers Were Linked to Shorter Telomeres in Male Barn Swallow Nestlings
A long-term study near Milan found shorter telomeres in male barn swallow nestlings from larger broods or with…
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PFAS Exposure Was Linked to Oxidative Stress in Starling Chicks, but Not to Similar Changes in Great Tits
Eggs near an Italian fluoropolymer plant contained up to ten times more PFAS. Starling nestlings showed signs of…
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Italy Moves to Remove About 30 Common Mynas Before They Spread
The MYNA-OUT project is targeting two small breeding populations in Campania, estimated at about 30 common mynas in…
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Longer Telomeres in Yearling Barn Swallows Predicted Longer Lives and More Fledglings
A lifetime study of 106 barn swallows found that birds with longer telomeres when they entered the breeding…
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Models Highlighted Iberian Mountains and the Po Watershed as Key Stopover Regions for UK Common Cuckoos
Models based on satellite tracks from 88 UK-breeding male common cuckoos highlighted Iberian mountain ranges and the Po…
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PHEV RNA Was Detected for the First Time in Wild Boar in Italy
PHEV RNA was detected in nasal swabs from 12 of 625 wild boar sampled in Basilicata, southern Italy,…
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Thirteen Young Red Kites Were Released in Aspromonte in the Fourth Reintroduction Year
Thirteen young red kites from wild donor populations in Switzerland and Corsica, plus one captive-bred bird, were released…
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Winter Surveys Estimated 5.59 Common Kestrels and 2.61 Common Buzzards per km² in Parma Farmland
Roadside distance sampling in northern Italy estimated 5.59 common kestrels and 2.61 common buzzards per km², while the…
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Great Tit Chicks in Urban and Agricultural Sites Showed the Highest Combined Physiological Stress
A study of 198 great tit nestlings from 44 nests in Veneto found the highest Integrated Biomarker Response…
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Mitochondrial Respiration Rose 58–87% After Homing Flights in Pigeons
In homing pigeons from Guidonia, Italy, three measures of red-blood-cell mitochondrial respiration rose by 58.2–87.3% after flight. Males…
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More Urbanised Streams Had Fewer Insectivorous Bird Species Across Five European Cities
Across 102 urban streams in five cities in Portugal, France, Italy, Belgium and Norway, insectivorous bird richness was…
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Ochratoxin A Was Detected in All 54 Wild Boar Examined in Apulia
Ochratoxin A was detected in at least one tissue from every one of 54 wild boar examined in…
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Human Translocations Shaped Red Deer Mitochondrial Lineages Across Italy
A nationwide study of 164 red deer identified 38 mitochondrial haplotypes in lineages A, C and D. The…
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Enterocytozoon bieneusi Was Detected for the First Time in Italian Wild Boar
A 2026 survey of 46 wild boar in the Marche region found gastrointestinal parasites in 22 animals and…
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First Known Song Thrush Breeding Population Reported in Sicily’s Nebrodi Mountains
A 2026 note reports the first known breeding population of Song Thrush in Sicily’s Nebrodi Mountains. A nesting…
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Forest Disturbance Increased Modelled Habitat Suitability for Four European Herbivores
Tracking data from 3,069 animals showed that forest disturbance generally increased modelled relative habitat suitability for moose, red…
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