It is no longer just a problem of farmers and the mountains. The proliferation of wildlife, in particular wild boars, has increasingly become an emergency also for motorists and for the community. There are almost 90 serious accidents (ie with deaths and injuries) caused by animals on the roads in 2020. A high number despite the lockdown according to the Asaps observatory report. In Tuscany there were 10. In detail, the Asaps observatory recorded well in 2019 164 serious accidents with the involvement of animals. An increase of + 11% on 2018. In these 15 people died (+ 36%) and another 221 people were seriously injured (+ 17%). To report the statistics is Coldiretti Lucca which in recent weeks had reported the record collapse of killing (-66%) of wild boars in the province of Lucca due to the stop to hunting and travel restrictions that limited hunting.
The abatements in default were 2100. That the wild boar emergency is no longer just a question for the agricultural world is yet another case on the roads of Lucca of an accident caused by animals to reaffirm it again. Three out of four Tuscans, according to a survey by Coldiretti / Ixè, consider the presence of wild animals a danger to traffic. The latest episode involved a 33-year-old boy who is now in serious condition. It happened Saturday night in Gragnano, on the border between Capannori and Montecarlo, on the via Pesciatina in Fontananuova, in the province of Lucca. A wild boar came out in the dark in the night in the middle of the road causing the accident.
"The out-of-control growth of the wild boar population - analyzes Andrea Elmi, president of Coldiretti Lucca - is a real emergency that puts at risk the safety and health of motorists. It is no longer just a question of compensation, when it is okay and when there are no injuries or even worse dead, but it has become a matter of people's safety that must be addressed with decision. We need to act in concert and launch an extraordinary plan without administrative hindrances. There is a serious worsening of the phenomenon. The number of wild boars is destined to multiply if we don't take action with concrete actions ”.