The environment: man and nature
Fauna
Many typically Alpine animals are found on the Orobie mountains.
You can see deer, chamois, and ibex (the ibex has recently been re-introduced).
Also the rare capercaillie, which has become the symbol of the park, still finds here places where it can breed.
The black woodpecker is a prized inhabitant of the conifer woods, as are the pygmy owl, Tengmalm’s owl, and the marten: all of these can survive only in well-conserved environments.
The golden eagle nests on rock faces while the marmot, one of its favourite preys, can be easily spotted on the high-altitude meadows.
If you are patient - and lucky - you may catch sight of a stoat between the rocks or a ptarmigan camouflaged against the snow.
And who know, perhaps in a few years’ time, we could hear the howl of wolves during an early morning walk.
