“We have to keep the focus on the nutria theme that continue to jeopardize the crops of the territory and the safety of citizens ". This was stated by the new president of the Ferrara Plain Reclamation Consortium Stefano Calderoni, analyzing the data provided by Provincial Police as part of the monitoring project on fossil animals, shared for several years between the two bodies. "The situation is alarming above all from the point of view of hydraulic safety, but also that for the costs that the Consortium has to bear for the works of restoration of embankments and canals, which end up falling on the charges paid by businesses, farms and citizens.
On the other hand, the data of the Provincial Police, collected during the monitoring coordinated by the Selected Assistant Marco Ravaglia - following a specific course of geo-referencing training - they speak for themselves: on more than 110 kilometers of banks inspected, over 1200 dens have been recorded and in some places a density of even one active den every 9 meters has been found. Very important indications to outline the situation, fully understand the severity of the damage and plan interventions. "If we divide the inspected kilometers - continues Calderoni - with the number of burrows identified by the Provincial Police, which is also defective because it is impossible to ascertain them all due to the presence of luxuriant vegetation, we understand perfectly the uncontrollable extent of the phenomenon.
For this reason the Consortium has chosen to multiply the resources made available to support experimental containment projects proposed by the public administrations, which will be able to go hand in hand with the actions used up to now. It will be essential to continue to team up with the Provincial Police and the administrations for protect the territory from damage caused to embankments, to crops and therefore to farm income. Furthermore - concludes the president of the Consortium - most of the road network in this province has at least one watercourse that runs along the side of the road. This means that the safety of the farmers who travel with their means the country level near waterways and all passing vehicles are constantly at risk and we must prevent the worst at all costs "(The New Ferrara).