Untold Italy · Friday, September 4, 2026
Ed Cutler's research into Italy's biodiversity was initiated by the discovery of a spectacled salamander during COVID-19 lockdowns. This creature, endemic only to Italy's Apennine chain, led him to investigate the extent of Italy's unique species.
“And it is, it's a wonderful creature. It's completely endemic to Italy. It's found nowhere else.”
“And that was the starting point. It was the fact that it was endemic that really caught my interest, that it was only found here in Italy.”
“And that just started me on a process of finding out how many other creatures are endemic to Italy. And it was really shocking.”