Data provided by ISPRA
The bill is very high! This is how AB-Agrivenatoria Biodiversitalia commented on the damage caused by wildlife In our country. According to data provided by ISPRA (the Italian National Institute for Environmental Protection and Research), the average annual damage (wolf + wild boar) is approximately 21 million euros.
The wild boar question
In the case of wild boar, focusing on the period between 2015 and 2023, the average annual damage caused to agriculture was more than €19 million. The highest peak was €24,4 million in a single year (2022, to be precise).
What caused the wolf
And what about wolves? Between 2015 and 2019, over 43.700 livestock were preyed upon, 82% of which were sheep and goats. AB commented: "These data help us reaffirm that wildlife management is not just an environmental challenge, it is an economic necessity for the survival of our countryside" (source: AB-Agrivenatoria Biodiversitalia).
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