A very recent text
We are analyzing in depth the text just adopted by the Council regarding the Regional Hunting Wildlife PlanMany critical issues have been identified, especially in the preamble to the Planning Document. We fail to understand, in the transition to the steps following the initial adoption by the Council, the benefits gained by systematically and scientifically eliminating any reference to the good work done by hunters in managing wildlife and the environment. This is an absurd and unjustified denigration of the role of the thousands of hunters who, day after day, dedicate their time to improving the environment, studying wildlife, and mitigating damage caused by huntable and non-huntable species.
Mortification
An army of people working for free for the common good who do not deserve to be humiliated by this passage included within the Wildlife Plan: "Furthermore, following the implementation of the requirements and recommendations contained in the VINCA opinion, drafted by NURV, specific actions will be activated, in consultation with the supervisory bodies, aimed at implementing surveillance activities in the territories falling within the Natura 2000 Network and SIR sites with respect to all actions related to wildlife hunting (use of poisoned baits to control "pests", illegal killings, passage of motor vehicles, human disturbance, etc.)." We believe an apology is due and we demand the immediate elimination of this regrettable passage and the restoration of the original text, which grants hunters recognition for their efforts. The removal of the biodiversity protection role of fixed hides is also surprising. It is the fruit of the commitment of hunters who, at their own expense and with their toil, shape the environment, making degraded or low-biodiversity areas more welcoming to wildlife. We believed that by now, even those slow to grasp this fact would have grasped it.
What needs to be explored further
On other points we ask for further clarification:
Regarding increased hunter training: we are not opposed to the suggestion (not mandatory) that ATCs provide a shooting test every two years for selectors and the request to increase hunters' knowledge of environmental issues. This is as long as it doesn't lead to obligations and increased costs. Associations, as they are required to promote a culture of safety, could organize voluntary courses on these topics as well.
Regarding the increased ban on lead use and the increase in protected area to 30%, the assessment remains negative, but obviously these are implementations of European and national regulations. We hope that ministerial maps will bring order and the ban on traditional ammunition will be limited to where it is truly needed.
The section regarding wild boar hunting has generated considerable alarm: "Following the implementation of the requirements and recommendations contained in the VINCA opinion, drafted by NURV, within the sites (SAC, SPA, SIC, SIR, and pSIC), wild boar control interventions: - must be implemented only through capture, stalking, or shooting (limiere); - with the exception of cultivated areas, in the period between March 1st and August 31st, hunting may only be used exceptionally and for justified technical needs, subject to an impact assessment." It should be noted that this only concerns containment, not hunting, in the Natura 2000 Network Areas, not across the entire territory. And the Vinca request only concerns activities during the period March 1st to August 31st. We will, however, monitor the situation closely.
We're unsure how to respond to the widespread call for greater involvement from environmental associations. Unlike them, we are extremely inclusive, but for years they haven't participated in the management bodies where they are required by law. Therefore, the request for visibility and participation seems belated and, at times, inappropriate (Arci Caccia, Anlc, and Italcaccia).
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