Increase the Italian population of skylarks Bag limits to 10/day/hunter and 50/year/hunter. This has been doubled in some regions. Suggested and accepted by ISPRA. Farmers paid to maintain winter stubble. Monitoring of populations via post-nuptial ringing. Hunters voluntarily accepted the bag size limits and pay farmers to maintain winter stubble.
Country: Italy
Starting date: 2013
Species: Eurasian Skylark (Alauda Arvensis)
Species characteristics: Huntable species, Threatened species
Type of actions: Management of habitats and wildlife, Research and data collection, Enforcement
Leading partners: ACMA (http://www.acma.it/)