(Aug. 11) – Studying wildlife migration patterns in Trentino is the aim with which the Fondazione Edmund Mach from San Michele Adige (Trento) has initiated two research projects funded by two prestigious foreign universities: the University of Harvard and the University of Ghent (Belgium). The two partner organizations will support the research of two students selected from the Research School of San Michele, known as FIRST (Fem International Research School – Trentino). Nathan Ranc will go to the United States to investigate, under the guidance of Professor Paul Moorcroft, the effects of climate change on ungulates migration. Johannes De Groeve instead will focus on developing innovative techniques and methods to model the distribution of wildlife within the European Union under the supervision of Professor Nico Van de Weghe. The two students will work under the supervision of Francesca Curs, a researcher at the Centre for Research and Innovation Foundation, who explains: “The results will help shed light on migration flows that have been taking place in Trentino in recent decades. From this a better understanding of wildlife management will bring a renewed balance between forests, natural resources and productive activities.”
