Cohabitation yes, but with the real wolf. Coldiretti Tuscany returns to ask for a legislative effort at the national level to allow the containment of hybrids and canids continuing to safeguard, as it already happens today, the wolf in purity. This is the position reaffirmed by the main regional agricultural organization on the occasion of the webinar on the difficult coexistence between wolves and livestock and on the next guidelines for defending farms. Riccardo Burresi of the secretarial office of the regional vice-presidency participated in the webinair together with the youth delegate, Lorenzo Pavone.
“The breeders, from the time of the times, have always lived in peace with the wolves. But today we are facing a new phenomenon which is that of the proliferation of real hybrids which are the main culprits of the raids. - specifies the regional President, Fabrizio Filippi - Predations are the main cause of the closure of many sheep farms in the Grosseto area and in our region like wild boars for traditional farms with serious repercussions on biodiversity, employment and land maintenance. A turning point is needed and this turning point can only come from the modification of the national law.
We appreciate the efforts of the The Tuscan Regional Authority but the solution cannot be fences and compensation: thus the main characteristic of the farms is lost, which is that of grazing in the wild and the products of livestock farms. Coldiretti will return to ask politics, in particular the elected parliamentarians of Tuscany, a clear commitment to allow for the modification of national legislation on the matter. The protection of the wolf as a protected species cannot weigh on the shoulders of the agricultural world ". The well-attended meeting also brought out the dimensions of the phenomenon.
Maremma and Sienese breeders are the most "affected" by predation. Two thirds of the predations reported and compensated by the Tuscany Region in the last six years they have concerned active farms in the province of Grosseto with over 1,8 million indemnities and Siena with approximately 1 million out of a total of 3,6 million euros. 240 reports of sightings of wolves, canids or hybrids since the toll-free number of the Tuscany Region was activated: two a day. The webinair also allowed to focus attention on the phenomenon of predation and of the measures that the Tuscany Region has put in place, has improved or intends to improve at the request of Coldiretti such as the simplification to obtain compensation that will be paid within 60 days from the presentation of the complaint and no longer after even 18 months, the novelty of the task force lupo, many more economic resources for prevention such as fences and mobile night structures and the project to realize in particular in the most interested territories such as Grosseto, Siena and Arezzo carcass storage rooms charged to the Tuscany Region.
Resources for dog training from guard and also the payment of indemnities for indirect damages or veterinary expenses incurred by the breeder. Among the points at the center of a strong debate is that of compensation for indirect damages: “among the indirect damages - asks Lorenzo Pavone - the lack of milk production or abortions must also be recognized. Damage that the legislation does not provide today and in respect of which it is necessary to intervene. We acknowledge the vice president and councilor for agri-food, Stefania Saccardi for having taken on the predation emergency as well as the wild boar emergency by putting her head and resources into it. - The dialogue has led to some measures that go in the direction of intervening where possible within the limits of the perimeter of national legislation ".