with over two million specimens widespread in Italy the presence of wild boars in small and large cities it is unfortunately no longer a curiosity but a real risk for citizens, also due to the numerous road accidents. This is what Coldiretti affirms in commenting on the presence of a herd of wild boars in the Navigli area of Milan. “Security in rural and urban areas - denounces the Coldiretti - is in danger for them proliferate with the invasion of cultivated fields and inhabited centers where they often scratch among the garbage with evident health risks for the spread of diseases such as swine fever.
Wild animals destroy agricultural crops, exterminate farmed animals and cause road accidents with estimated damage hundreds of millions of euros in the last decade, without counting the cases in which unfortunately there have also been victims ”. "It is therefore no longer just a question of compensation but has become - states Coldiretti - a fact of people's safety which must be faced with due decision.
Over eight out of 10 Italians (81%) - according to the Coldiretti / Ixè survey - think that the wild boar emergency must be dealt with by resorting to killing, especially by specialised personnel to reduce the number ".