The jurisdiction of the public forests belonging to the Italian country passed to Sardinian region with the birth of the Azienda Foreste Demaniali Regione Sardegna (A.F.D.R.S.), instituted with the R.L. n. 6, February 29th 1956.
In recent times, with the institution of the Ente Foreste Sardegna (R.L. n. 24, June 9th 1999), the A.F.D.R.S. has been abolished and all the wooded countryside has passed under the jurisdiction of the actual Organization.
The Organization works for the development and valorization of the regional forests and fauna and for the creation and the diffusion of a culture that contemplates all the naturalistic, historical and cultural values of this island.
For what concerns forests, the aims of the Organization are centered in activities for a sustainable management, through actions of hydraulic systematization and reforestation.
The managing of the forests is directed to protection and safeguard of their reproductive, natural and recreational functions.
For what concerns fauna, the aims are centered in activities for the safeguard of autochthon species in risk of extinction. The actions foresee upbringing and feeding, cure and recover of wild animals. Upbringing and feeding are finalized mainly to the reproduction for repopulation of Sardinian Partridge (Alectoris Barbara).
The activities of cure and recover for injured animals take place in centers specialized in medical and chirurgical therapies, where moreover doctors and scientists develop studies and researches concerning diseases.
Recently two moufflons, belonging to a protect species living in one of the most beautiful and suggestive area of the Region, caught in their own horns have been saved by the providential intervention of a forester team. Furthermore, after a 15 day period of recovering two young exemplars of Griffon Vulture have been reintroduced in their habitat.
Once more we can admire the permanent dedication of all the personnel working for the Ente Foreste to safeguard and cure of the environmental patrimony of the island.