La Provincial Police of Reggio Emilia updated the numbers relating to its activities during 2020, also referring to nourish: “A new front on which the Provincial Police has begun to operate in recent years is that of containment of nutria, animals with a high reproductive rate (14 cubs per female) and low natural mortality (caused almost exclusively by cold winters with prolonged periods of temperatures below 0 degrees) which cause huge damage to crops, as for the hydraulic seal of the embankments.
Through the signing of specific agreements with municipalities, land reclamation consortia and agricultural organizations, it was possible to collect almost 35.000 euros in funding necessary to cover the cost of carrying out the containment operations, including the reimbursement of expenses to voluntary operators, which in 2020 thanks to 745 coadjutors wildlife led to the elimination of ben 16.880 nutria on the provincial territory ".