Moving from the mere concept of 'protection' to the more complete one of 'management'. This is the heart of the proposed amendment to the hunting law n. 157/92 that CIA- Agricoltori Italiani requests from the central government, and which sees united all the regional associations ready for national mobilization, Umbria included. "In light of the current environmental changes - underlined Cia Umbria President Matteo Bartolini - the current law is not only obsolete and unsuitable, but even deleterious for our entrepreneurs and for the entire economic and environmental fabric of the regional territories most affected by the problem of ungulates, and more.
We reiterate, once again, that a policy aimed at the mere conservation of fauna, as the title of the law expressly says, is completely inadequate and beyond any logic of economic growth and environmental sustainability. For this reason, together with the national CIA which will illustrate the proposed amendments to the Government on Wednesday 15 May, we at Cia Umbria ask as soon as possible a meeting with the Councilor for Agricultural and Hunting Policies Fernanda Cecchini to review the current plan of management of protected areas, evaluate appropriate changes to the containment plan and the hunting calendar ". "It is also urgent - continues Bartolini - to review the timing of the selection hunt: last February we reported the serious damage suffered by our farms in Umbria by the ever increasing and now out of control wildlife, especially by wild boars, companies mocked not only by the huge economic losses but also by very serious delays for compensation, among other things almost always underestimated and insufficient to say the least.
For all these issues, we call on all CIA Umbria agricultural entrepreneurs to mobilize on May 24th “. National CIA, as announced in the press release, will present an organic proposal for amendments to Law 157/92, not to exhaust or close the debate, but on the contrary as a basis for discussion to encourage a comparison between all the parties interested in this matter, with the administrations and political forces. Replace the concept of "protection" with that of "management". The title of the law could therefore become “Regulations for the management of homeothermic wildlife and for hunting”.
Today, compared to 1992, the situation is completely different. In fact, alongside species to be protected, there are others in excess or even weeds. With this in mind, it is necessary to increase the procedures for controlling the presence of wild animals, enhancing both the contribution of competent scientific bodies and the active democratic participation of the various interested parties. Reconstitute the Wildlife Hunting Technical Committee, at the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, attended by the Mattm and Mipaaft Ministries, by Representatives of the Regions and Autonomous Provinces, by the representatives of the interested parties and by some fundamental scientific institutions. At the same time, we ask that ISPRA, which has "absorbed" the National Institute for Wild Fauna, is better placed on the territory in support of the government and planning of the Regions. Distinguish wildlife management activities from hunting activities.
The role of the Regions and Autonomous Provinces must be strengthened, as they can delegate competences and responsibilities to subordinate structures and bodies. The tasks of the territorial areas of wildlife and hunting management must therefore be redesigned and redefined (in place of the territorial hunting areas), also ensuring them a better defined legal nature. The principle must be established that, in general but on a case-by-case basis, the recently hybridized species are not to be conserved, but often to be eradicated, for the effective protection of native species. Wildlife control activities cannot be delegated to hunting. The control, even when it provides for the selective killing of wild animals, must be carried out primarily by public personnel and / or by hunting surveillance officers, as well as by the ordinary action of selective hunting. The possibility of recruiting auxiliary personnel, adequately trained and with a hunting license, to be employed by the competent authorities in the agreement must be foreseen or strengthened. Greater self-protection of farmers.
Farmers, having heard the opinion of Ispra, must be able to be authorized to act in self-protection, with ecological methods, preventive interventions or even by shooting down with firearms, if they have a hunting license or if they have agreements with auxiliary personnel. Full compensation for damage. The criteria for determining damages, the procedures and timing of compensation must be homogeneous throughout the region. Compensation management must be the responsibility of the Regions and Autonomous Provinces, which may possibly delegate competences and responsibilities or take advantage of the collaboration of subordinate bodies and entities. For compensation, the Regions use funds from the concession fees to enable hunting, possibly supplemented with their own funds. Traceability of the hunting chain. For the purposes of safety and public health, the principle must be regulated according to which for all animals, especially ungulates, game not directly consumed by the hunter, but in any other way marketed and released for consumption, must be tracked and passed for authorized collection centers.