Rare bird had nested on a rooftop in Rome earlier this year.
A Northern Bald Ibis - one of the world's most endangered species of bird - has survived after being shot in a field near Sabaudia, south of Rome.
The fema...
Italy records outbreaks in Veneto and now Lazio.
An outbreak of avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, has been reported on a poultry farm at Ostia Antica near Rome.
The Lazio regional authorities have ordered...
First the wild boar, now a porcupine makes the news in Rome.
Rome police rescued a wild porcupine from the streets in the Prati district near the Vatican on Thursday morning, reports Italian newspaper La Repubblica....
Wild boar continue to make the news in Italy.
A video showing a dozen wild boar, or cinghiali, strutting along a busy Roman street has gone viral in Italy.
The footage, filmed on Via Trionfale in the city's northern...
Annual campaign urges Romans not to leave their dogs behind over summer holidays.
Rome mayor Virginia Raggi has launched an awareness campaign calling on residents of the capital not to abandon their pets as they head o...
Rome's wild animals make increasing inroads into city life.
Rome has a long history with wild animals, going as far back as the lupa, or she-wolf, who suckled the city's legendary founders Romulus and Remus.
In ancient...
Two brown bears from the Whipsnade zoo were shot after escaping from their enclosure.
Whipsnade Zoo Chief described the break away as an “immediate threat to human life” that forced the keepers to shoot them dead amid...
Woman followed by group of wild boar in area north of Rome.
A woman carrying groceries back to her car was surrounded by a group of wild boar which proceeded to 'steal' her shopping bags and eat the contents.
The foo...
Staff at Rome's Colosseum mourn Nerina the cat who enthralled millions of tourists down through the years.
"In loving memory of Nerina who loved and protected the Colosseum," reads a social media post, accompanied by a...
'Exceptional' sighting of grey whale off coast of Italy.
A grey whale was spotted in the Gulf of Naples over the weekend, three days after another sighting in the waters off the island of Ponza, in what is described as...
Rome is about to undertake major works, funded by Bvlgari, to open Largo di Torre Argentina to visitors, prompting questions about how the development will affect the cat sanctuary among the ruins.
Rome's archaeological...
Wild boar caught on Rome nature reserves put up for auction alive.
Animal rights activists are protesting the sale at auction of live wild boar, captured on the Marcigliana and Insugherata nature reserves around Rome, f...
Starlings move to Villa Celimontana after New Year fireworks.
Rome's central Villa Celimontana park has been closed due to fallen branches and the arrival en masse of starlings.
The birds have moved in to roost in th...
Dead whale believed to be "one of the largest" ever found in the Mediterranean.
The carcass of a huge fin whale found in the waters off Sorrento in southern Italy has been towed to the nearby sea port of Naples where ma...
Blessing of the Animals will not take place at the Vatican this year.
Italy celebrates the feast day of St Anthony Abbot, the patron saint and protector of animals, on Sunday 17 January 2021.
This year however, due t...
Deaths of birds occurred during Rome fireworks for New Year.
Hundreds of dead birds covered a central Rome street in the aftermath of last night's fireworks for New Year.
The birds, believed to be starlings, were fou...
Rome moves horse-drawn carriages to parks and offers botticelle drivers taxi licences in exchange.
Rome has banned the traditional horse-drawn carriages from operating on the city's streets, ordering that the so-called...
The rapid escalation of the health emergency due to covid-19 has brought difficulties to families with animals, which have been affected, directly or indirectly, by the pandemic.
For this reason, LAV (Lega Anti Vivi...
Animals are once again the winners as the Palatine Hill closes to visitors.
Wild animals and birds have welcomed the closure of Parco Colosseo, the archaeological park comprising the Colosseum, Roman Forum, Palatine Hil...
Killing of wild boar family provokes wave of protest in Rome.
Rome mayor Virginia Raggi has called for the immediate establishment of a commission of inquiry into the killing of a family of wild boar at a childrens' pla...
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