RFI: Porcupines & other mammals in Liguria
We will be visiting the Italian Alps and Liguria next month for some mammalwatching, herping & birding. We are mainly going to Liguria for herping (cave salamanders) and a bit of whale watching (Cuvier’s beaked whale, hopefully) but will definitely be spending a few nights looking for crested porcupines.
Any advice on how/where to find crested porcupines would be much appreciated. Information is a bit scant as most people (understandably) seem to be visiting Abruzzo & Rome.
Other tips for both the Italian alps and Liguria are much appreciated as well!
All the best,
Aaron
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Last year I made some, admittedly rather half-hearted attempts in the hills south of Bologna, with no luck (only quite a few Fat Dormice). From what I could gather, the porcupines are everywhere but the populations are not very dense, so it’s not easy to just bump into them.