ENPA's point of view
We report what the honorable member published today on social media Barbara Mazzali, Lombardy regional councilor (Fratelli d'Italia): “Here we go again, the animal rights activists are lashing out against hunting. And so far, nothing new. But now something new has come out: the president of the Como section of Enpa Marelli declared that "We are against hunting, nature knows how to regulate itself, we saw it during the lockdown". I'm not sure where he got the data, but the truth is the exact opposite. And I am able to show the sources of what I say. I report the study of the State University of Milan published in the journal Biological Conservation: "First assessment of the effects of the lockdown on wildlife in Italy: the absence of man has favored the survival and reproduction of some animals such as toads, frogs and swifts , but it has also increased the spread of 'alien' species and has put the management of protected areas in difficulty ”.
The spread of invasive species
From the results it emerges that the quiet of the lockdown has favored the spread of invasive animals: this is the case of the cottontail, a small hare of North American origin which, from being mainly nocturnal, has gone on to be active even during the day, with greater probability of spread further.
Risks of bankruptcy
At the same time, most of the parks had difficulties in carrying out wildlife management actions: in 44% of the national and regional parks contacted there was a strong risk of failure of management actions already undertaken, not only for containment. invasive species, but also for the protection of threatened species. So enough with the sentences! Bring the data and studies of the causes you want to advocate! In addition to the fact that it is also easy to understand how the lockdown created the proliferation of the wild.
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