Two calves mauled in two days, unleashed predators on the pastures of Bolognola with the exasperated shepherds and forced to remedy with only the reimbursement card and passive defense. This is what happened in the last two nights in the Fargno Valley, in the municipality of Bolognola, where the De Michelis, an agricultural company that raises organic cows and calves, has been grazing the herd for a few weeks. “This morning when I arrived I noticed that another calf was missing - explains Marco De Michelis - we managed to find the carcass by following the mother who was still looking for her baby. It's the second in two days. One feels the urge to stop in the face of what is happening up here and because of the lack of answers coming from the institutions ”.
Whether it's the work of wolves or wild dogs they will establish it by the veterinary service of the Asur. What is certain, and regardless of the attribution, is an even more unsustainable situation if you consider that this year's drought has increased the costs of livestock farms forced to buy hay. Far return the animals from the pastures to the stables ahead of time it would be a further unsustainable economic burden. “For some time we have been denouncing that the balance of natural environments has been lost with an undisturbed proliferation of wildlife. In this case, wolves or wild dogs that are, the Sibillini Park it should implement rebalancing measures ”say from Coldiretti Macerata.
In the Marche region, according to the latest data from the Region, there is a predation every 3/4 days. “If no action is taken - concludes Coldiretti - it will disruption of habitats risks jeopardizing the economy of inland areas, left to neglect with no prospects, not to mention the safety of people. Wildlife has gotten closer in recent years more and more to homes and there are also numerous reports of attacks on pets such as dogs and cats. And what if a person, a child, is being attacked? ”.