The Decree 12088 of the Lombardy Region was approved two days ago, Wednesday 23 November 2016, and concerns the additions to regional hunting calendar 2016-2017 as regards the territory ofValpadana Regional Territorial Office (UTR). The text ordered the early closure of hunting for some species of sedentary fauna. In particular, the provision refers to the hare hunting in the territories of the Territorial Hunting Areas 1, 2, 4, 5 and 7 of the province of Cremona: the closing will be effective starting from November 28th, therefore the last day for hunting will be that of Sunday, November 27.
Another early closure and always related to the hare, but also to the pheasant and the gray partridge, will concern the territory of the Territorial Areas of Hunting 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the province of Mantua. In the case of the Cremonese, the reason for the closure is the reduction of the impact of hunting on the fauna, in addition to the adequate supply of hares that is needed. In the case of Mantovano, however, the closure was motivated by the safeguarding the consistency of the restocking of sedentary fauna. Also in other areas of Italy, Lombardy in the first place, it was decided to anticipate hunting closures.