Michael Bornaghi, from Treviglio 36 years old, consultant in a commercial and legal auditing firm in Bergamo, born in 1982 is the new number one of Federcaccia Bergamo, the Association with the most members in the province. On the evening of Wednesday, April 17, the new Provincial President of the Federcaccia di Bergamo and all the main offices were elected. Together with Bornaghi there will be Dante Todeschini as Secretary and the Vice Presidents Giovanni Morlotti, Rolando Foresti and Lorenzo Bertacchi.
The former President has given the availability for a year as Vice President to facilitate the handover. Bornaghi, Todeschini and Morlotti are in fact newly elected to the Council. The Board is completed by Maurizio Volpi, Augusto Malenchini and Francesco Bassanelli (Presidents respectively of the CAC Prealpi Bergamasche, the ATC Pianura Bergamasca and the CAC Valle Seriana) together with the councilor Antonio Fontana. The Board of Directors, made up of 28 members, has been renewed for over 50% and the next session will proceed with the organization of the commissions and the planning of the association's initiatives. We get to know the new President of Federcaccia Bergamo closely with the interview granted to the FIDC.
Anatidae hunting in tense for her is one of the great passions of life.
“I started at an early age, a passion taken by grandfather Franco, continued in the family, which I share with many friends from 20 to 70 years old. Today I mainly hunt with my uncle Chicco, it happens to do so in different areas of Italy and also abroad for migratory game ".
What prompted you to engage in associative activity?
“I am honored and confident for the team that has been formed, in particular the whole Board with the three Vice-Presidents, the four Councilors and the truly competent secretary. I am proud to grant myself, my time and my skills to the defense and protection of hunting, convinced that serving Federcaccia remains the best way to serve hunting. The unity of purpose between the associations must be the fundamental vehicle for protecting hunting, proof of this is what happened in France, where by virtue of cohesion the offense of disturbing the hunting activity was approved when in Italy instead designs follow one another. of law that have the aim of closing the hunt in a subtle way, hiding behind public security or the renewal of the firearms license ".
Without forgetting all the induced activities that are created with the hunting activity.
“Although I have no economic interests in the sector today, I can say that hunting is present in the social fabric in other European countries. In ours she is mistreated. In Italy there are most of the European companies related to hunting and shooting, without forgetting all the related activities it generates. In the event of its closure, many Italian families would get into difficulty. The sector is one of the Italian excellences in the world ".
Hunting is now projected into the future in the name of scientific research, Federcaccia's flagship.
“I was born as a hunter with the 1992 law and it is clear that the vision of protection in the future cannot be imagined as a return to the past. Today there is a need to guarantee the future of hunting by defending it both as a tradition and as a component of the social fabric. Hunting must return to having a recognized and appreciated role as it happens in other European countries and there will be work to be done in communication, information and research. The art of hunting is a right of hunters and a tradition, a heritage to be preserved and handed down to future generations ".
A few days have passed since your appointment as President: do you already have any new ideas for the future of hunting in Bergamo?
“We will continue the line drawn by the previous Council. Particular attention will be paid to training and qualification courses as well as to the relationship with the territorial realities close to ours. I would like to meet institutions, agricultural associations, the world of fishing, Fipsas, Cai ... I am also a fisherman, a complementary discipline to hunting in the sign of the seasons, in particular pike and trout in the stream. There is continuity with the Bertacchi Presidency also in terms of communication so that the role of the hunter is recognized by public opinion and by the new generations also with programs for schools. Hunting carries out a sustainable activity, safeguarding biodiversity and environmental balances. The hunter represents a social utility and a resource for local authorities ".
It's time to work and be right on the spot, the next hunting season is not far away.
“The consultation will be convened shortly to see the supplementary hunting calendar. Before this meeting it will be essential to meet with the Presidents of the Districts / Area and of the other hunting associations to make a common point on the calendar needs. I am confident about the future, I will be the President of the whole province of all the Federcacciatori of Bergamo, from the low to the high mountains ".