Antonio Duse

The Centre for Ornithology

In 1999, Regione Lombardia – Direzione Generale Agricultura and ERSAF (Regional Institution for agricultural and forestry services) reactivated the old Ornithological Centre located in Passo di Spino in the Town of Toscolano Maderno (BS), within the Regional Forest of Western Garda, naming it after its founder who in 1929 introduced in Italy bird ringing for scientific purposes. From 2000, the Centre for Ornithology operates regularly during autumn migration. Carried out until today by the FaunaViva Association, the bird ringing activities in Passo di Spino are coordinated locally by Regione Lombardia and ERSAF, at national level by the National Centre of Bird Ringing of ISPRA (Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale), at European level by EURING (The European Union for Bird Ringing).