The debate on the problem of the number of wild boars on Elba goes on. And in this regard the association intervenes with a note Free Hunting Elba and Tuscany bringing his point of view. "For months now on the Island of Elba we have been discussing the boar problem, with a carelessness that is incredible for those who really did their utmost to contain the number of wild boars, that is, the hunters. - they declare from the Free Hunting Association - We would like to know how many of those mayors who signed these petitions have booked to take the gun license or are willing to manage a capture cage.
Because everyone is good at speeches, but then the words must be followed by the facts and "let's arm ourselves and go" we can't take it anymore ". Yes, because - they explain from the hunting association - there will be a need for those who will pull the trigger of the rifle and not those who will hang signs reading boars are asked to leave the island. With what criterion or knowledge are asked to abolish the designated area and not the park? The first includes the only areas where the wild boar is truly killed, the second is protection areas. Now even a six-year-old boy would understand what the true refuge and repopulation lung of these animals is ”.
"Of course - they add from the association - hunters are those who, for obvious reasons, they do not want an eradication of the wild boar, but they are also the only ones who are concretely committed to trying to lower the number. So if these screamers of words really wanted to move on to tangible facts, they should, as well as open a discussion table with all categories, including hunting associations, tell us what they really intend to do with the park and all those areas off limits to hunting which represent over 50% of the Elban territory. " “There is talk of eradication, but no one talks about the costs, the times, the applicability and above all the success of this solution. - still continue by the association - Here we want to create a bandwagon that would waste thousands of euros, without achieving a result and, what is even more serious, it would be money that would not go to the prerogative of the most affected category, the farmers, as is happening with the millions of euros spent in the various projects on the wolf.
There is talk of sterilization carried out through feed, but no one tells us if the meat taken by humans of animals they have ingested an uncontrolled amount of medicine, can cause dangerous effects. Furthermore, by spreading this food for the forest, not only the wild boars will be sterilized but certainly all those species that ingest it, from rodents to birds, mouflons, pheasants and martens to name a few. It is clear that any solution to bring the number of wild boars back to a sustainable density must go through a bloody road, but if in the meantime old abandoned crops are recovered, new ones are created far from the farmers' fields, with crops to be lost, where to carry out a selection hunt the proceeds of which are used to repay damages, immediate and tangible results would be obtained. " “For these reasons - continues the note - Libera Caccia Toscana will ask the councilor Stephanie Saccardi to set up a table on the island of all categories of interest to find a sustainable and concrete solution as soon as possible "(Here News Elba).