Italy is home to a diverse array of wildlife, including the Eurasian lynx, European hedgehog, Italian sparrow, peregrine falcons, Mediterranean monk seal, and Apennine wolf. These species thrive in ...

It has gotten so hot in Italy, even the animals can’t take it. It has gotten so hot in Italy, even the animals can’t take it. The country is in the midst of an early summer of a heat wave, with ...

When Italian photographer Christiano Vendramin visited Santa Croce Lake in northern Italy in 2019, he noticed the water was unusually high. While the four-mile lake is bustling with action in the warm ...

The huge demand for prosecco is stripping the landscape of northern Italy and harming wildlife, according to local activists. The beverage is now the most popular on the sparkling wine market, even ...

Italy is set to open the Mediterranean’s first sanctuary for dolphins that have lived in captivity, offering a natural but ...

Italy is the 41st country to pass a national law prohibiting animals in circuses, affecting an estimated 100 circuses and some 2,000 animals. These achievements are the result of a decade of ...

ITALY has voted to ban all animals in circuses and traveling shows in a landmark move applauded by animal rights campaigners. Rules on how Italy will implement phasing out all animals used in circuses ...

Animal rights activists are winning victories as more countries prohibit animals in circus acts. This month the Italian Parliament adopted legislation to phase out animals in traveling shows and ...

A top court in Rome has ruled that a culling order for two bears in northern Italy should be suspended, backing an appeal by animal rights activists. One of the bears, a 17-year-old female called JJ4, ...