Now you need to save the thousands of sheep and goats torn to pieces, slaughtered cows and donkeys killed all along the peninsula where the presence of the wolf it has multiplied in recent years with the repetition of massacres in the farms that have forced the closure of the activities and the abandonment of the mountain. This is what the Coldiretti in reference to the strong increase from north to south of the wolf population, estimated by Ispra in the context of the project Life WolfAlps EU around 3.300 specimens, 950 in the Alpine regions and almost 2.400 along the rest of the peninsula.
The numbers seem to confirm that the wolf is no longer in danger and - underlines Coldiretti - they commit the institutions to define a national plan that you look at what other EU countries such as France and Switzerland have done to protect farmers and farmed animals from the wolf. The real risk today is - Coldiretti denounces - the disappearance of the presence of man from the mountains and inland areas due to the abandonment of thousands of families but also of many young people who laboriously returned to restore the lost biodiversity with the recovery of the historic Italian breeds of cows, goats and sheep.
The study - continues Coldiretti - has in fact also documented the impact of the wolf on livestock activities in Italy through the analysis of the damage occurred in the 2015-2019 period which was broadcast to all regions for further verification of the data and which will be published in the coming weeks.
The delay in addressing the issue - points out Coldiretti - jeopardizes the solution of the problem after the results of the survey have provided useful information for a review of conservation policies. Responsibility is needed in the defense of farms, shepherds and ranchers who courageously continue to guard the mountains and guarantee the beauty of the landscape. Without the pastures - concludes Coldiretti - the mountains die, the environment is degrading and landslides and floods threaten the cities. (Source COLDIRECTS)