The rescue and management of wildlife animals to increase the value of territory and to improve the tourism in the Florence Province.

From the end of II World War to now, the environmental transformation radically modified the wildlife animal patrimony of our Region. These changes are partially responsible of injures and difficulties which affect wild animals in Tuscany. From the 1960s, in Italy were born many animal Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre (Wild ARC), to recover injured and troubled wild animals, but, at present, they often are run by volunteers and non-technical personnel and have many management problems for lack of funds. For these reasons, some closed and stopped their activity. Wild ARCs could be more efficient and effective if, in each territory, the wildlife cure and safeguard would be considered from a preventive point of view, by a correct silvicultural management which considers the present wildlife animal patrimony, and by a correct wildlife management which promotes a correct and not consumerist hunting management. Analysing the 2011 data from the Provincial Police on animals recovered in Florence Province, we have concluded that it is compulsory to organize a new Wild ARC in this territory. Our proposal is to realize this Centre in the Azienda Agricola di Montepaldi S.r.l., farm of the University of Florence, situated in the San Casciano municipality, utilizing the part dedicated, in the past, to rear Pheasant, Grey partridge, Partridge, Fallow deer and Red deer. The realization of this project could be important not only for the Tuscany wildlife animal patrimony, but could have also an hig educational value, and could improve the tourism of the San Casciano area, attracting many visitors.