“The hunters beat us to death”: the story of the Italian anti-poaching activist in Greece

"Fifteen men, some of them wearing masks, suddenly appeared, surrounded the group and attacked without warning."

The balaclava dropped on the head, the sticks in the hand. So they got out of a pickup truck, surrounded them and attacked them. “They were waiting for us, they knew we would arrive. They broke the nose of one of our partners, they even beat a girl. Fortunately, the other one managed to escape.” Speaking is Andrea Rutigliano, one of the leaders of the international association Cabs (Committee Against Bird Slaughter) that deals with crimes relate…