LIPU, the Lega italiana protezione uccelli (En. “Italian League for Bird Protection”) is an Italian charitable organisation, founded in 1965 and devoted to the protection of the country's

wildlife Wildlife refers to undomesticated animal species, but has come to include all organisms that grow or live wild in an area without being introduced by humans. Wildlife was also synonymous to game: those birds and mammals that were hunted f ...

with a particular focus on

bird Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweig ...

s. It has a membership of 42,000 and is the Italian partner of

BirdLife International BirdLife International is a global partnership of non-governmental organizations that strives to conserve birds and their habitats. BirdLife International's priorities include preventing extinction of bird species, identifying and safeguarding ...

. Moreover, it is one of the most important Italian environmentalist organizations with WWF Italia, Legambiente an
Greenpeace Italia
Its activities fall broadly within four main areas * Species protection, including action against illegal shooting and trapping of birds * The conservation and development of habitats important for species conservation * Environmental education and the raising of public awareness over wildlife and conservation issues * Lobbying for changes in Italian and EU law—or for the more rigorous application of existing law—related to wildlife protection.

External links

Official site

LIPU UK
, the British society of LIPU supporters.
Lega italiana protezione uccelli
, the article on LIPU from the BirdLife International website. Environmental organizations established in 1965 Ornithological organizations Animal welfare organisations based in Italy Nature conservation in Italy Bird conservation organizations 1965 establishments in Italy {{Italy-org-stub