took place in a number of villages in 
the Maiella area. By that time our 
work with the wolves had been given a 
great deal of publicity, most of it fa- 
vorable. Besides a number of television 
films, there had been many reports in 
the press, the local radio station had 
shown a great deal of interest, and 
Luigi had delivered a number of lec- 
tures. So there was practically no one 
| in the area who did not know us or, at 
l any rate, our Land Rover, which with 
i its impressive array of aerials was on 
| the move by day and by night. Our 
j campaign, as well as that of the WWF, 
j against plans to establish a new ski re- 
I sort on the Passo San Leonardo was 
also known. Instead of a ski resort, we 
proposed the establishment of another 
i national park or at least a regional 
park in the Maiella. Hunting would be 
i forbidden there, and red deer and roe 
5 would be introduced. Instead of build- 
I ing big hotels financed from Rome and 
! Milan, we suggested that the beautiful 
| old villages should be restored, facili- 
I ties for overnight visitors extended, 
1 and small pensions established. Our 
• proposals looked rather unfashionable 
in comparison with the spectacular 
plans to develop the Maiella with ski 
lifts, a golf course, hotels, and holiday 
homes, but they would benefit the lo- 
cal people, and the kind of tourism 
they would attract, although it would 
bring in less money, would not be so 
seasonally limited. 
The inquiry showed very clearly 
that people’s attitude toward the wolf 
depended largely on their interest in 
the various possible alternatives for 
the future development of the area. 
Those who lived in the lower-lying 
areas, who would neither suffer dam- 
age from the wolf nor benefit from 
the development of the Maiella into 
a ski track, were generally in favor 
of the wolf and its protection. The 
cultural aspect — the desire not merely 
to exterminate a creature that had 
made such a mark on the history of 
the area — played an important part. 
Surprisingly, even shepherds were fa- 
vorably inclined to the wolf. Indeed, 
they had no objection as long as the 
number of wolves did not get out of 
hand and compensation was paid for 
any damage they suffered. They also 
favored the idea of introducing red 
and roe deer, which would relieve 
wolves’ pressure on their sheep. 
I find this attitude on the part of 
the shepherds quite remarkable. In 
spite of the traditional warfare be- 
tween wolf and shepherd, the shep- 
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