Following the recent reports on the discovery of poisoned morsels in the Alpago, the MEP intervened with a note Marco Dreosto (Lega), rapporteur al European Parliament of the biodiversity dossier for the Identity and Democracy Group. "The situation is serious - explains Dreosto - some individuals feeling pressured by the presence of the wolf act in the worst way, disseminating poisoned baits that are very dangerous not only for wild animals but also for the dogs of tourists and hunters. " For Dreosto, an adequate and immediate awareness campaign to the problem is needed, with consequent enhancement - also economic - of the role played by the venetian anti-poison dog nucleus which operates in all the eastern alps and has qualified employees, whose importance must be recognized.
“The solution cannot e it doesn't have to be wolf poisoning"Comments the member of the Carroccio, pointing out that wolves, now in many areas, seem addicted to the human presence that they no longer consider a danger, approaching more and more often and without fear to homes and animal shelters and carrying out real raids. In order to stem an increasingly difficult situation, the Honorable Member suggests the adoption of an operational protocol for interventions in sensitive areas such as inhabited centers, tourist areas and farms, which can include the firing with blank ammunition or rubber bullets by the Forestry Carabinieri and the Provincial Police, so that the carnivore can regain the natural distrust of humans, understanding that its environment is not the anthropic one and that its prey of choice are the other wild ones.
"In this sense I will propose a question to the European Commission, in order to support operational actions such as the one mentioned, for the mitigation of the problem". In the meantime, the recent censuses on deer carried out in the Venetian area of the Cansiglio wood have shown a drastic decrease in the presence of the ungulate: about a hundred copies compared to the thousand of a couple of years ago.