Two training days were held at Corte Ospitale in Rubiera and in the Nature Reserve of Fontanili di Corte Valle Re in Campegine, addressed to technicians and staff of the protected areas, with a special focus on the managing bodies of the Natura 2000 network sites where pond turtles lives, such as ecological guards, park rangers, technical staff and collaborators; then environmental volunteer operators and other subjects active in the area