They are increasing in Lombardy and also in province of Varese The killing of wild boars. In the Varese area, 2019 specimens had been collected in 1222, rising to 1452 in 2020 and to 1906 in 2021; 396 the ungulates killed in Pinewood Park of Tradate and 625 those in the Ticino Park. "In recent years - declared the Regional Councilor for Agriculture Fabio Rolfi - we have introduced the possibility for licensed farmers to intervene directly, we have updated the law, we have introduced selection hunting for wild boar all year round even with a night vision device, we have provided for the option of foraging, that is the positioning of small quantities of food to attract wild boar ».
"The Lombardia - he added - it has done everything that the national law allows, often ending up even in judicial offices to defend its laws and the right of the territories to manage the plague of the wild boar. Now we need the intervention of the state, which has always been inert: the uncontrolled proliferation of wild boars causes damage to agriculture and is a danger to road safety ». «The wild boar - the commissioner recalled - is also the main carrier of African swine fever and this should make us reflect on the effects of the lack of interest shown in recent years by the competent ministries ».
The owner or tenant of the fund on which they are certified damage to crops o to the agricultural system, in order to encourage the containment of wild boar populations, it will therefore be able to present to the competent provincial police bodies a specific application for authorization for two operators qualified for the selective control of ungulates. "This measure - said the commissioner - confirms the region's willingness to take every possible measure to further increase the containment of the wild boar from the point of view of the defense of crops and the safety of local communities ». «In 2021 the total culls in Lombardy were 12.972, to which must be added the 1.187 in parks and reserves, against the total 9.198 in 2020 and 7.371 in 2019. The regional standard, therefore, works.
Farmers, citizens who live in the mountains and mayors - underlined the commissioner - need to concrete answers and our commitment goes in this direction ». «With today's resolution - concluded Rolfi - we have filled a further gap. Some territorial areas and alpine hunting districts in areas unsuitable for wild boar have not prepared the multi-year wild boar management projects or the annual harvesting interventions. We have now established a time schedule which provides for the preparation of the document by 1 July 2022, alternatively the substitute power of the Region will be triggered and we will directly prepare the plans to start the selection hunt everywhere ". Below are the total abatements by province (data in order 2019 - 2020 - 2021)
BERGAMO: 941 - 1.181 - 2.152
BRESCIA: 614 - 1.241 - 2.036
COMO: 1.916 - 2.189 - 3.876
CREMONA: 152 - 119 - 300
LECCO: 260 - 306 - 368
PRAISES: 6 - 4 - 21
MANTOVA: not provided
MILAN: 8 - 12 - 106
MONZA AND BRIANZA: not provided
PAVIA: 1.973 - 2.332 - 1.730
SONDRIO: 279 - 362 - 477
VARESE: 1.222 - 1.452 - 1.906
TOTAL LOMBARDY: 7.371 - 9.198 - 12.972
PARKS AND RESERVES (DATE 2021)
Park of the Bergamaschi Hills (BG) 52
Spina Verde Park (CO) 72
Park of the Pinewood of Appiano Gentile and Tradate (CO-VA) 396
Lake Piano Nature Reserve (CO) 42
Ticino Park: 625.
(Online information)