Miracle Rescue
The left leg torn apart by the wolf's ferocity that attacked him inside the fence of his farm. It happened in Lastra a Signa (Florence), to a horse breeder, who, at 22 pm, was attacked and attacked by the wolf, managing to save himself only thanks to the intervention of his dog who was with him. "I think the time has come to take serious measures regarding what happened" writes the breeder on his Facebook page, showing a video and images of the leg attacked by the wolf, and a pool of blood on the ground. "We no longer need to count the wolves, but we need to start containing them. The situation is no longer sustainable, it is getting worse and worse - underlines Valentino Berni, president of Cia Toscana -. This episode happened in Lastra a Signa, that is, not in an area of woods and vegetation, now the wolves, as Cia has been repeating for some time, are in urban areas".
Physical safety at risk
In recent years, an endless series of attacks on livestock, sheep and cattle, but guard dogs, donkeys and horses have also been bitten and killed: "The problem is enormous - adds Berni -, there is concern on the part of farmers not only for the protection of their animals, but now also for their own safety. In our countryside we are no longer safe, we are in danger everywhere. It is no longer just an economic problem, but also a social problem. What happened to the farmer, can happen to anyone, even to a person who goes for a walk in the countryside". "The wolf emergency can no longer be postponed - concludes Berni -, local and national politics must take note of it and move from words to actions, for true containment".
Habitat Directive
At the end of September, the green light will be given at the Coreper meeting of EU member states to include the wolf in Annex III of the Bern Convention. For Cia Toscana, this is a first step towards changing the status of the species' protection, which will ensure greater flexibility in dealing with the most difficult cases of coexistence between wolves and communities. "We hope that it will be confirmed with the Habitat Directive - states the president of Cia Toscana - it is necessary that there are coherent initiatives at an Italian level to overcome this criticality. In the recent past, unfortunately, there was a similar community initiative that however had no consequences. In the face of this openness, there is the need for member states, Italy and our Tuscany Region to adopt policies that are consistent with European guidelines; policies that have not existed in the past and that have led to an increase in the number of wolves with consequent devastating damage for our farmers" concludes the president of Cia Toscana.
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