Regarding the resignation of the Regional Councilor for hunting Leonardo DiGioia and to the hunting powers that were taken over by the Governor Michele Emiliano. The President ofARCI Regional Hunting Giuseppe De Bartolomeo declared: “We hope to leave the past in the past "The crisis" of wildlife management, the delays accumulated for the preparation of the Wildlife Plan and the difficult relations between the council and national hunting associations with legitimate interests and legitimized by the regulations. Unfortunately, this has been the case in recent years.
With the optimism of those who represent an ancient and positive culture, that of hunters, we hope that with the assumption of responsibility in the matter of hunting wildlife management by the "Governor" of the Puglia Region, the most representative of the regional institutions will open a New "hunting season" through dialogue and participation of stakeholders primarily to create a solid relationship with farmers. Institutions need to overcome ideological and discriminatory approaches. The role of the Puglia Region is also strategic for the country of Italy, our Region being the one responsible for coordinating hunting matters in the Conference of Regions.
For the occasion, we propose again the invitation to the recognized regional hunting associations operating in Puglia to overcome the primacy of "Hunt" for cards, to give life in this region to the unitary “Control Room” to find community of intentions and sharing of projects. First of all it is necessary safeguard hunting, the passion of hunters, an important environmental force in operational control of the campaign. This is also the purpose of hunting associations.