Richard Masin, 47, mayor of Galzignano Terme for the second term - elected from a civic list of the center -, production manager in a company, is the new president of the Park of the Euganean Hills, chosen by the President of the Veneto Region Luca Zaia. An appointment discussed because the new president of the park is also the provincial president of Federcaccia Padova and, obviously, a hunter. A role and a passion that for many, animal welfare associations in the lead, makes it incompatible at the top of a protected area.
"An unfounded prejudice, moreover aimed at my role as manager of an association, Federcaccia, which certainly it is not known for its extremist positions and that indeed collaborates actively and concretely with institutions and associations that deal with the environment ”Masin declared in response to the criticisms. Congratulations and appreciation instead, those received from agricultural associations and circles not aligned with an unsustainable and anachronistic "militant protectionism".
It is perhaps worth remembering that in these very hours the National Park of the Casentinesi Forests has entered the prestigious “Green list” of the World Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). What does it has to do with it? It has to do with the fact that its president, Luca Santini is coincidentally also a hunter and at his election, which took place years ago and then reconfirmed for the excellent work done, the usual spurious protests were raised.