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                  |  | SECTION 
                    OF ETHOLOGY, BEHAVIOURAL ECOLOGY AND WILDLIFE MANAGMENT |  |   
            | breve introduzione 
              (da aggiungere) | spazio 
                per la foto |   
            | Staff |   
            | Prof. 
              Sandro Lovari (Full Professor ) Dr. Lucia Burrini (Technical Staff )
 Dr. Mario Posillico (Technical Staff )
 Dr. Novella Franconi (Post-Doct. Research fellow )
 Dr. Alessandro Massolo (Post-Doct. Research fellow)
 Dr. Fiora Meschi (Post-Doct. Research fellow)
 Dr. Andrea Sforzi (Post-Doct. Research fellow)
 Dr. Roberto Boesi (Ph.D Student )
 Dr. Francesca Cagnacci (Ph.D Student )
 Dr. Mohammad M. Chowdhury (Ph.D Student )
 Dr. Alberto Gantz (Ph.D Student )
 Dr. Minder Isabelle (Ph.D Student )
 Dr. Luca Börger (contractor )
 Dr. Paola Brambilla (contractor)
 Dr. Matteo Caldarella (contractor)
 Dr. Lucilla Carnevali (contractor)
 Dr. Francesca Cesana (contractor)
 Dr. Antonio Feola (contractor)
 Dr. Maurizio Gioiosa (contractor)
 Dr. Antonio Iantorno (contractor)
 Dr. Franco Mari (contractor)
 Dr. Andrea Monaco (contractor)
 Dr. Giuseppe Priore (contractor)
 Dr. Milena Provenzano (contractor)
 Dr. Alberto Sangiuliano (contractor)
 
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            | RESEARCH 
              competence of the Section |   
            | This 
              section has gained considerable expertise on: A. carnivore and herbivore food habits analyses;
 B. space use and habitat utilization by carnivores and herbivores 
              through telemetry and indirect methods;
 C. animal population estimates and count methods;
 D. behaviour recording;
 E. conservation and management of wildlife populations.
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            | RESEARCH 
              Main recent and ongoing projects |   
            | A. 
              Space use and habitat utilization of red fox Vulpes 
              vulpes, red deer Cervus elaphus, roe deer 
              Capreolus capreolus, Alpine chamois Rupicapra rupicapra 
              and crested porcupine Hystrix cristata in Italy; B. Food habits of brown bear Ursus arctos, wolf 
              Canis lupus, Eurasian badger Meles meles, red fox, Alpine 
              chamois, red deer, roe deer and crested porcupine in Italy;
 C. Comparative measures of density of large mammal populations;
 D. Reproductive behaviour of Himalayan tahr Hemitragus 
              jemlahicus and blue sheep Pseudois nayaur in Nepal, and of 
              Alpine chamois in Italy;
 
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            | WILDLIFE 
              MANAGEMENT |   
            | A. 
              Habitat suitability for the reintroduction of red and roe deer to 
              the Prefecture of Fokida, Greece; B. Habitat suitability for the reintroduction of red and 
              roe deer to Parco Nazionale del Cilento-Vallo di Diano;
 C. Reintroduction of the red deer, re-stocking of roe deer 
              and management of wild boar Sus scrofa to the Parco Nazionale del 
              Pollino;
 D. Habitat improvements finalised to the population increase 
              of roe deer in Parco Nazionale del Gargano;
 E. Hunting management of roe and fallow deer in Grosseto 
              province;
 F. Wolf-howling count in Grosseto province;
 G. Statistically based methods to integrate population estimates 
              of roe deer, in Siena province.
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            | RELATED 
              EXPERIENCE |   
            | Since 
                over 25 years ago, S. Lovari has been working on behavioural and 
                ecological issues of medium-size and large mammals in Italy, Canada, 
                Nepal, India, Thailand and Kenya. In 1994-95 has directed the 
                Course of Specialization in Population Management (Univ. of Siena), 
                where over 20 lecturers, from top Italian universities, have been 
                teaching. Has held and/or holds the courses in Animal Behaviour, 
                Ecology, Behavioural Ecology, Ecology II, Wildlife Management, 
                Zoology I, Vertebrate Zoology, Applied Zoology. In 
                the last decade, this Section has been given the responsibility 
                of operations relevant to game management and conservation, on 
                behalf of regional and provincial administrations, as well as 
                national and regional parks. |  |