«The images speak more than a thousand words and testify to the harmful and dangerous presence of the wild boar in the territory of Avio". With these words the Municipality of Avio, in an official note, launches the new cry of alarm linked to the presence of wild boars in southern Trentino. Not only in the valley floor where the alarm has been raised by farmers for years for the invasion of wild animals which in the countryside cause considerable damage to agricultural crops, but also in the mountains where herds of wild boars have now reached an altitude of 1800 meters. And what this means is well known by breeders and shepherds struggling with a new emergency. Because in addition to the wolves and the bear they have to deal with this artiodactyl mammal that leaves its mark in the conquered territories.
A very heavy sign as seen in the photos: a herd of wild boars in Colme not far from the arrival of the chairlift to Pra Alpesina, the “plowed” meadows, the crushed clods of earth and the ground dotted with deep holes. It is impossible in these conditions to carry out pastoral activity. And the same thing can be said when talking about vineyards and cultivated countryside at the bottom of the valley. «The threat of a stable presence is no longer a hypothesis but a harsh reality. Even the Aviense Monte Baldo has now become a land of conquest of wild boars and their harmful presence in economic and environmental terms must be contained before it is too late - says the mayor of Avio Ivano Fracchetti worriedly - for this reason Recently the municipal council has assigned an extraordinary contribution to the Hunters Reserve to create 6 boar control stations on the Aviense mountain on the border with Veneto ».
With the new norms issued by the Province it is possible to proceed with the killing of this species of animal (and hybrids) introduced illegally for hunting purposes, "even outside the hunting period and in areas where it is prohibited for health reasons for the protection of the soil for organic selection for protect the historical and artistic heritage and zoo-agroforestry and fish productions ». The provincial councilor Giulia Zanotelli who recently met with the municipal administration, the forestry corps and the local hunters (who can use night vision goggles) had underlined the importance of the work of hunters "Also for the maintenance of the landscape and the forest".
"The massive presence of these animals can no longer be tolerated - concludes the mayor Fracchetti - Wild boars not only have heavy impacts on agricultural crops and on ecological and faunal balances but can also be dangerous for humans and cause road accidents. I don't think it's a nice meeting to find an animal of this size in front of him that for some reason, especially for the presence of puppies, feels threatened with the risk of attacking to defend himself "(The Adige).