The ptarmigan and the variable hare can no longer be hunted on the Piedmontese Alps. This measure was necessary to protect two particularly vulnerable species ”, explains the regional councilor for agriculture Giorgio Ferrero.
The regional council today decided to ban the hunting of ptarmigan and variable hare in the Piedmontese Alps. The measure, proposed by the councilor Giorgio Ferrero, was necessary to protect two species at risk of extinction.
“We wanted to protect two particularly vulnerable species”, explains Giorgio Ferrero. "There ptarmigan it is considered at risk of extinction throughout the Alps. Risk aggravated by the bad weather this summer which has made the living conditions for this species even more critical. For the variable hare to date there are no reliable censuses in Piedmont. We have therefore chosen to make concrete our attention to the environment and to the protection of animal species at risk that we are entitled to and in which we strongly believe ". “With this measure the species of the typical are halved fauna alpine hunters in the mountains. It will then be the new regional law on hunting, on which we hope to start consultations on the new text by the end of October, which will organically define the species that can be hunted in Piedmont ”.
"On the eve of the opening of the hunt, we also took other measures, such as the request to the presidents of the hunting areas to require hunters to wear high visibility jackets or braces, to protect their health and that of the people who frequent areas of hunting. We have also made operational for the next hunting season the ban on the use of live calls, that is, birds kept in cages that attract other birds with their song, bringing them within range of hunters.
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16.09.2014