Publications by authors named "Alessandro Lagrotteria"
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- The IUCN says that when bringing back wildlife, we should think about how it might affect people.
- In Central Italy, there is a new population of Eurasian beavers, and most people know they're there and can tell them apart from non-native animals.
- Most locals support having beavers in the area, with 65.5% in favor of reintroduction, while only a small number want them removed, mainly due to worries about the environment and farms.
The Eurasian beaver was once present in the Palearctic, ranging from the western Iberian Peninsula to northwestern China. In the Middle Ages, this rodent underwent a severe decline in population due to habitat loss, hunting for fur and meat, and the demand for castoreum. At the beginning of 1900, the range of the Eurasian beaver was limited to scattered refugia in Eurasia.
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