Prevention and deterrent devices
Ninety-four Piedmontese farms will be able to purchase prevention and deterrent devices for attacks by wolves and other large carnivores thanks to €740.000 in support from the Piedmont Region . Agriculture Councilor Paolo Bongioanni announced: "The wolf emergency is an issue that can no longer be postponed in Piedmont, both due to the economic damage it inflicts on our livestock and the risks to the safety of residential areas caused by the phenomenon of 'confident wolves.'" Therefore, while we are working with ISPRA to have the first containment plan for the species in place by October, authorizing the selective culling of identified specimens, we are further strengthening our support for our farmers to equip them with effective tools to prevent and deter attacks by wolves and other large carnivores such as brown bears, lynxes, and golden jackals. All the applications submitted were satisfied and we also achieved, on the overall availability of the tender, a saving of 109 thousand euros that we will be able to use for the next one or allocate to other interventions."
The distribution of companies
The 94 eligible farms are distributed by province as follows: Alessandria (3), Asti (4), Biella (16), Cuneo (32), Novara (1), Turin (18), Vercelli (10), Vco (9), plus one farm headquartered in Milan but operating in Piedmont. All of the following expenses will be funded: purchase of Maremma Sheepdog or Pyrenean Mountain Dog livestock guard dogs, registered in the stud book (with pedigree) and accompanied by signs warning of their presence to outsiders; purchase or construction of fixed or mobile fences, electrified or otherwise, to protect animals from wild animals during nighttime shelter; other acoustic or luminous systems to deter and prevent wildlife intrusion, or other various prevention systems; construction or installation of housing (sheds or micro-housing units) for staff who look after grazing animals.
Containment plan
"And now I hope that, alongside our support for prevention efforts, a containment plan for the species can soon be finalized," Bongioanni emphasizes. "Our farmers and shepherds are a key link in protecting the highlands and inland areas, custodians of the landscape and a livestock heritage of exceptional economic value to our agri-food chain and tourism, which must not be abandoned." (Source: Piedmont Region)
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