Needless alarmism, it is only two days of hunting, established in compliance with Italian and European regulations and following the opinion of ISPRA. It should be remembered that Italy has not undergone any infringement procedures for pre-openings
Rome, 2 September 2011 - The pre-opening of the hunt, which raises many concerns in the environmentalist world, consists on average only in a couple of more hunting days, possible between 1 and 18 September, the day of the official opening, but in reality most of the regions grant the additional two days between 1 and 10 September.
Furthermore, the pre-opening is not determined autonomously by the regions or by the interested parties, but follows an opinion from Ispra (Higher Institute for Environmental Protection and Research), and is granted in compliance with both national and international legislation: in fact the pre-openings are foreseen by the Italian Law 157/92, always in compliance with the European Birds Directive (09 / 147UE), and the dates provided for by the Ornis Key Concepts document drawn up by the European Union.
The principle underlying the pre-opening is that indicated also in the Community 2009-2010, that is the flexibility of hunting calendars according to the species: each species has different migration and reproduction times depending on the territory considered, therefore the periods of protection and hunting possibilities vary by country and region.
Among other things, it should be remembered that Italy has not undergone any infringement procedures for pre-openings.
Finally, Italy is one of the countries that has the shortest hunting calendar, given that in many countries of the European Union close to us hunting is also carried out throughout the month of August.
We therefore believe that the alarmism of the environmental world is excessive and unfounded because no species is threatened and all are instead protected by national and international regulations, in compliance with which the pre-openings have been established.
CNCN - National hunting and nature committee