"The wild boar die-off it is caused by a form of stress linked to overpopulation ». Analysis in hand, the regional councilor of Liguria for hunting Stefano Mai replies to the hunters of the Arroscia valley, who have turned to him for an answer regarding the discovery, within two months, of numerous carcasses of ungulates: ten only in Pieve di Teco, in the hinterland of Imperia. «The carcasses were analyzed by two institutes - explains the commissioner - One in Perugia, who immediately ruled out swine fever and African swine fever, our first concern.
Afterwards, the technicians of the Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute of Piedmont, Liguria and Valle d'Aosta analyzed the remains. who have carried out all kinds of tests possible. Just last Monday I met the contact person in my office in Genoa, and he showed me the results of the analyzes ». Stefano Mai reassures the wild boarers: "This is not a dangerous disease - he says - To be involved were particular broods that have suffered a stress due to overpopulation.
Obviously I am not a technician, but I listened to the report of what emerged from the analysis carried out by two institutes of undoubted professionalism". "Even if there should be an overall reduction in wild boars - concludes Mai - these are still more concentrated and according to the Zooprophylactic institute this has led to this problem" (Rivieria24).