The alarm raised by the prefect was not enough Andrea Polichetti, the wild boars are too many even for Coldiretti which even in the last few days has collected the worried reports of its associates. “It was precisely the blocks that indirectly favored the spread of the problem, with wild boars and wild who have poured out onto the cleared roads no longer afraid of cars and men. And the risk has therefore increased dramatically - explains the president of Coldiretti Como-Lecco, Fortunato Trezzi - The data provided by the Region testify that the withdrawals in control and selection have increased, the slaughter with collective hunting has halved compared to last year ”.
It wasn't just covid-19 that promoted the proliferation of ungulates. “The cold winter and snowfall even at lower altitudes favored even more the approach of animals in search of food to inhabited centers, meadows and fields. Furthermore, the roads are at constant risk of accidents: it is evident that the answers given so far, on the territory, have proved insufficient to solve the problem: now it is necessary to face the situation in a decisive way and well aware that the wild are not giving respite. not even in winter ". A war scenario, with meadows and fields that seem "bombed": in reality these are wild boars that dig in search of bulbs and anything else to be able to feed, but the result is that, after their passage, any agricultural activity is possible.
Companies are forced to restore the damage, with a huge increase in costs, and in many cases everything is made in vain by the repetition of the raids by ungulates. Not to mention the countless alarms of citizens who find themselves face to face with wild boars on their doorstep, especially in the peripheral areas of rural villages. "There unbridled proliferation of these animals - continues the president of Coldiretti - in addition to worrying about the health risks caused by the spread of diseases such as swine fever that has reached Europe, is causing an escalation of damage in the countryside, which are added to those of other wild species such as otters, which are now widespread in various areas of the Lecco Brianza ".
“It is absolutely important to take effective control and containment action as soon as possible, also acting to overcome any regulatory obstacles”. Clear and effective solutions, therefore, "starting with a new census that clearly captures a situation that has now gotten out of hand" asks Trezzi again. Specifying that, obviously, "waiting for these new numbers should not be a new excuse to further postpone interventions that have already been expected for too long: we need to start immediately to try to reverse a trend that leaves no room for our campaigns but which, at the same time, threatens the very safety of citizens and the balance of every territorial ecosystem "(The day).