An Apennine brown bear (Orso Marsicano or Ursus arctos marsicanus) was run over and killed in a road accident at the end of April on the motorway between Rome and Aquila in Abruzzo. The bear, a young male weighing about...
On Thursday 17 January Italy celebrates the feast day of St Anthony Abbot, the patron saint and protector of animals. Each year an open air stable is assembled by the Italian Association of Livestock Farmers (AIA) at Pia...
The MAXXI National Museum of the 21st Century Arts in Rome is launching a series of promotions to attract new visitors during "a time of crisis", according to the foundation's new president Giovanna Melandri, minister of...
Rome has embarked on its annual campaign to move some of the city’s estimated one million wintering starlings away from central areas, due to the birds’ anti-social side effects. The capital's removal program...
The Rome cat sanctuary in the old Roman ruins of Largo Argentina may be on the move. The Italian ministry of culture says that part of it is occupying an illegal construction in an important section of the archaeological...
The eleventh Rome Supercat Show will run in the Nuova Fiera di Roma on 3 and 4 November, following last year’s success with over 30,000 visitors. The two-day meeting of national and international cat-lovers wi...
Rome has launched a line of merchandise aimed at promoting the capital to the tourist market, with the first items going on sale in the capital in mid-January. The Rome-branded objects will be split into two categories:...
Don’t forget that the city’s Ciampino airport is closed from 24 September until 4 October, with all flights scheduled for Ciampino during that period being transferred to Leonardo da Vinci Airport at Fiumicin...
Rome's Zoological Museum has designated Saturday 22 Saturday "Bubu Day" to raise awareness for the conservation of Italy's brown bear. Organised by WWF Italia with the city of Rome, the series of free events includes con...
Police found more than 50 exotic snakes and reptiles in a car while conducting spot checks around Rome's Termini station on 12 September.
The police decided to search the car after becoming suspicious of its passenger...
During the hottest days of Rome's sweltering summer, staff at the city's Bioparco cooled down the resident tigers, lions and leopards with giant ice cubes containing raw meat.
The monkeys tucked into frozen fruit, wat...
Animal rights activists and politicians have called on Rome's mayor Gianni Alemanno to take action after a number of recent incidents involving the maltreatment of horses used to draw the carriages known as "botticelle"...
Rome's municipal modern art gallery on Via Francesco Crispi presents a new exhibition of over 100 postcard-sized paintings that celebrate the capital, from 17 July to 28 October. Entitled "100 sguardi su Roma", the show...
Rome has established a task force comprising veterinarians, police and legal services from the animal rights association Earth to save abandoned dogs and cats in the capital over the summer when owners often leave their...
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Rome's Bioparco in Villa Borghese is organising three "safari nights" on 11, 18 and 25 July, allowing visitors to observe the zoo's residents by night. Zookeepers will conduct the tours using special torches whose blue...
Rome's beach designated exclusively for dogs and their owners reopens on 1 May. The 7,000 sqm stretch of sand known as Bau beach is located near Fiumicino airport in the Maccarese area west of the city and can be reached...
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