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Tor Caldara Nature Reserve, Anzio.

Tor Caldara Nature Reserve, Anzio.

Tor Caldara Nature Reserve, Anzio.

A warty crab (Eriphia verrucosa) found on the coast of the Tor Caldara Nature Reserve, Anzio.

This natural rocky arch, called Arco Magno, makes this beach one of the most spectacular sites of the western coast of Calabria, in the South of Italy.

This natural rocky arch, called Arco Magno, makes this beach one of the most spectacular sites of the western coast of Calabria, in the South of Italy.

San Nicola Arcella, Calabria, southern Italy.

Cirella, Calabria, southern Italy.

Cirella, Calabria, southern Italy.

Dunlin (Calidris alpina), Roman coast

Lago di Burano National Nature Reserve, Capalbio.

Mignano Montelungo.

Lagazuoi, Dolomites, northern Italy.

Valsavarenche, Gran Paradiso National Park, northern Italy.

A marmot (Marmota marmota) scans the area from the top of a rock in Valsavarenche, Gran Paradiso National Park.

A marmot peeks out its den in Valsavarenche, Gran Paradiso National Park.

Crocus cf. albiflorus, flowerings in Valsavarenche, Gran Paradiso National Park.

Beechwoods, Monti Simbruini, central Italy.

Horses graze in the wild on the uplands of Monti Simbruini, central Italy.

Wild horse on the uplands of Monti Simbruini, central Italy.

Fallow deer (Dama dama) in the forest of the Circeo National Park. The fallow deer is not a native species of this area: it was introduced in 1953 as part of a breeding programme. The animals were inside an enclosure, but then they fled giving rise to the population that today is found in the woods. Over time, the number of individuals has increased excessively and, due to overpopulation, there have been various consequences for biodiversity, in particular damage to vegetation. In order to control the fallow deer population in this area, a containment plan for the species has been proposed which also provides for the possibility of adopting (for those with suitable characteristics) some of these animals.

In the Circeo National Park, in the plain forest, there is a seasonally flooded area that recalls the times when the swamp still existed here. In fact, there are some of the typical depressions of the ancient dune, periodically flooded due to the accumulation of rainwater or the outcrop of the surface aquifer that form natural pools. These seasonally flooded depressions represent the most evocative environments of the plain forest because of their cyclical nature related to the alternation of rains and periods of aridity. Around the pools, or where there is less water, the dominant tree is the oak (Quercus robur), while within the pools ash trees (Fraxinus angustifolia subsp. Oxycarpa ) are dominant.

Agile frog (Rana dalmatina) in the Foglino forest.
This species prefers damp habitats although it is not very tied to water, except during the mating period, when it approaches flooded meadows, marshy areas and still water, or with moderate current. It lives in deciduous mixed forests with plentiful water. The open land around a forest is often also populated, as long as it is connected to the forest by shrubs. The populations of the plains are more exposed to decline due to the intensification of agriculture, urbanization and the presence of alien species.

Cow carcass in the woodland of Allumiere, central Italy.

Common toad (Bufo bufo) in Veio Regional Park, central Italy.

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