The hacking cage was set in the first selected release site, Crastazza, Tepilora Regional Park, within an area patrolled by Forestas state agency. Access to the site was restricted and controlled by Forestas personnel, both during day and night. To reinforce site patrolling, we put three camera traps along the main tracks towards the cage; these camera traps didn’t detect any intrusion by human beings. Occasionally, the presence of sheep dogs was detected, but dogs never came close to the aviary. Regional Forestry Corp was also involved in this phase, in order to intensify the patrolling of the whole site.
