Coordination Committee for Piedmont's Wolf Management Plan
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The coordination committee for the wolf management plan is the regional body convened by the Piedmont Region in the first days of November 2026 to draw up a management tool for the species, present in Piedmont with an estimated 464 individuals, within a range of 407 to 542. The committee includes the relevant regional departments, technical staff from Piedmont's provinces, the Metropolitan City of Turin, the Carabinieri Forestry Corps, Ispra (Italy's national environmental research institute) and the Piedmont Region's Large Carnivores Centre, with technical and scientific support from the University of Turin's Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology [1][2].
Aims of the plan
According to the Piedmont Region's councillor for Trade, Agriculture and Food, Tourism, Sport and the Post-Olympics, Hunting and Fishing, and Parks, Paolo Bongioanni, the plan will set out general rules for intervention and the full range of actions the Region can take independently to reduce conflicts between wolves, human presence and human activity, without having to seek Ispra's prior opinion each time. Ispra has given the initiative a positive assessment, describing it as the first regional experience of its kind in Italy [1][2].
The planned prevention measures will need to be adapted to the specific features of different local contexts and types of livestock farming, from alpine pastures to cattle, horse and sheep/goat farming, in mountain, hill, plain and peri-urban areas. The plan will also address stray dogs, wolf-dog hybridisation and the behaviour of so-called "bold" individuals that approach towns and homes, situations considered potentially risky for safety [2].
Regional action on wolves
The Region manages compensation for damage caused by large carnivore predation and supports farmers in acquiring wolf-protection equipment, such as electrified and non-electrified fencing, shelters and livestock guardian dogs. Together with the provinces, local health authorities (ASL), protected areas and the Carabinieri Forestry Corps, the Region is involved in reviewing reported predation cases for possible compensation, in counting wolf numbers, and, through its Wpiu teams, in training farmers to use wolf-protection equipment and in managing cases of attacks on livestock [2].
Timeline
A draft of the plan is expected to be ready by the end of January. It will be made public for comments, which will be assessed by the coordination committee and incorporated into the document. Once the final version is ready, the plan will be adopted by the regional executive (Giunta) and sent to the Regional Council for final approval [1].
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Sources
- ANSA Piemonte — 4 November 2026
- ATnews — 4 November 2026