Life Ponderat
PonDerat
Life Ponderat is a project co-financed by the European Union whose objective is the improvement of the state of conservation of species and habitats of the Ponziane Islands.
Animal species
Eradication of invasive alien animals (like rats and goats).
Biosecurity
Implementing a strong biosecurity effort to prevent rat reinvasion.
Plant species
Eradication of invasive alien plants (Carpobrotus sp.pl.).
Habitats
Fencing of key land plot on Zannone to exclude wild alien ungulates (mouflons) to restore native habitats (holm oak forest).
Will the placement of the fence in Zannone cause problems to other animal species?
The type of fence used will only limit the movements of large mammals such as mouflons, not affecting the other species present in Zannone. In addition, the fence will be built outside of the bird breeding season, thus avoiding a disturbance to nesting species.