“This is a critical period in which raids on wild boar fields are more frequent and harmful: i wheat fields are particularly targeted and a prevention system is needed that can protect them crops". The president of CIA-Italian Farmers Modena, Alberto Notari, notes the numerous complaints from producers "and not only from the Apennines - he stresses - who need a more support from hunters in putting in place protective fences to keep ungulates away from existing crops.
Their precious support is indispensable in the territories of the Atc (Territorial hunting areas), areas where hunting is practiced ". In the hills and mountains, in particular, hunted wild boar hunts are practiced by hunting teams, to which Notari addresses. "We ask hunters to intensify these preventive works with electrified and non-electrified networks - specifies the president of Cia-Agricoltori Italiani Modena- essential to protect crops. Furthermore, the holes that wild boars dig in their search for food become dangerous for agricultural operators, multiplying the risk of tractors overturning ”. Even the plain is not free from damage from wildlife where in addition to roe deer, now also present in the Lower Modena area, herds of wild boars are found more and more frequently.
"Even in the plains, prevention is essential because roe deer prefer the buds of young plants - notes Notari - while also wild boars do not disdain orchards, vineyards and cultivated fields, especially near river beds. We therefore ask for a joint effort of hunters and ATC in collaborating with the agricultural world to minimize damage from wild animals in order to safeguard the business income and at the same time - finally reminds the president of the CIA-Agricoltori Italiani Modenese - to allow adequate hunting ”.