Two distinct positions
Senator Spagnolli (PD): “On the wolf, the position of my colleague Evi it is not that of the whole Party"This is what Deputy Speaker Luigi Spagnolli stated in a statement reported and released by the AGENPARL news agency, explaining: "In a post on social media, my colleague Eleonora Evi claims that the Democratic Party's official position on reducing wolf protection is one of opposition, believing that the measure passed in the Chamber has no scientific basis and is merely the product of fears fueled and exploited by the right. However," Spagnolli emphasized, "this is the position of my colleague Evi and not of the entire Democratic Party, as demonstrated, among others, by the intervention of my colleague Simiani, who emphasized the need to overcome the ideology that divides 'let's save them all' from 'let's kill them all' and to address the phenomenon pragmatically."
Growth rate of the species
"As a member and elected representative of the Democratic Party," Senator Luigi Spagnolli continued, "I would like to point out that wolf policies have not been based on scientific evidence for over 50 years. If that had been the case, perhaps we wouldn't be in the current situation. The Italian wolf is the only species in the world with an average growth rate of 5% between 1975 and 2015, and over 30% between 2015 and 2021, increasing in 50 years from approximately 100 individuals to 960 in 2015 and over 3.330 in 2021 (official data recognized by the Ministry). It should also be emphasized that the legislation provides for the protection of the species to preserve its genetic heritage."
Genetic purity
"In this regard, the main problem in Italy is hybridization, which in many regions exceeds 30%, jeopardizing the genetic purity of the species, the very object of its protection. The solution? Appropriate wildlife management, with the goal of maintaining the species' Favourable Conservation Status, as required by the Habitats Directive. This involves removing some specimens from the ecosystem to prevent the population from growing beyond the limits of acceptable conflicts with human activities, as always established by the Habitats Directive," the senator concluded. (Source: AGENPARL)
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