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Background The Natura 2000 site, “Oasi xerotermiche della Val di Susa - Orrido di Chianocco e Foresto”, is important for its “seminatural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (important orchid sites)” habitat, which is listed as a conservation priority in Annex I of the Habitats Directive. The site is e ...

Background After their eradication in the Alps in the first half of the 20th Century, wolves have started returning again, following the protection measures and the improvement of ecological conditions in Western Europe that have occurred in recent decades. Currently, the natural expansion of wolves in the Alps presents wildlife managers with the challeng ...