Greater awareness
The Emilia Romagna Region should take action to ensure the application of the Coypu containment plan Tommaso Fiazza of the League is calling for this in a written question, along with measures to prevent tampering with traps, including through monitoring systems, sanctions, and awareness campaigns on the importance of eradicating the species to protect the balance of our ecosystem.
The need for daily checks
"Municipalities implement nutria control using only cage traps, in compliance with the guidelines set out in the Control Plan," the councilor explained, specifying that the cages, once activated, must be checked at least once a day to avoid causing unnecessary suffering to the captured animals and to verify the presence of non-target species in the cages.
Failure to perceive the harm
"Recently," he added, "there have been several cases of tampering with or damaging the traps by people clearly intent on boycotting the eradication campaign for this pest species. Interfering with this activity should be considered an interruption of a public utility service, and video surveillance systems near the cages would be useful in identifying those responsible. Most of the damage," he concluded, "is caused by a failure to understand the harmfulness of coypu to the riverbanks and the ecosystem."
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