Mario Cipollone was born in Pescara in 1981. He earned a master's degree in International, European, and Administrative Political Science from the University of Teramo in 2008, with a thesis titled "Ethno-Nationalist Conflicts and Racial Tensions in the Former Soviet Union."

Since childhood, he has had two great passions: nature and writing, which often intertwined in his literary works. He published Insetti della mente (Tracce, Pescara 2006), a narrative collection exploring the conflicted relationship between humans and animals, and All’ombra della fattoria (David & Matthaus, Tavernelle 2013), which examines the relationships between domestic and wild animals amidst the backdrop of human daily activities, and the noir Il Georgiano (Tabula Fati, 2023).

He also contributed to the concept and screenplay of the short film Bus Scum, shot in Poland in 2012, and wrote texts for self-produced documentaries including Cerrano la natura si svela, Vite parallele, Effetto riserva, and Il rospo smeraldino, which focus on the Torre del Cerrano Marine Protected Area, where he worked as a guide from 2012 to 2018. He was also the co-producer and scriptwriter of the shortfilm Cento giorni, inspired by the novel Il Georgiano.

In 2012, he co-founded the nonprofit organization “Salviamo l’Orso” (Save the Bear), dedicated to the protection of the Marsican brown bear. This initiative, initially a dedicated volunteer commitment, evolved into a professional role in 2018 with Rewilding Europe, a European foundation. As Executive Director of Rewilding Apennines, his work has been driven by a deep concern for the potential extinction of this unique wildlife entity, which stands as a living symbol of the central Apennines.