How the border crossings were considered
Let's go back to the question related to the mountain passes and hunting in those areas. In February, the TAR of Milan accepted the appeal of the LAC, providing for the closure of 42 passes to hunting activity in the Lombardy Region, giving the task to Ispra and in this case to Piero Genovesi, head of the service for the coordination of wild fauna, to scientifically identify which ones should be considered passes.
New appeal to politics
Federcaccia Lombardia has also made its voice heard, having closely followed the development of the process related to the matter over the months: from the regional President Marco Bruni there is a new appeal to politicians to intervene on law 157 of 1992. "Of the 42 crossings, hunting is closed in 19, the others will be evaluated with a specific study and if they are found to be crossings they will be closed in 24 months - these are the words of Marco Bruni -. The work was carried out with anti-hunting purposes: it seems strange to us that the crossings where hunting is practiced are being hit.
A clear message
We are asking for a change to the hunting framework law that will remove the institution of the border crossing, an originality that is entirely Italian”. The message launched by the hunting association is clear: apply the same European legislation in Italy too. “The European Community, which is often called upon and imposes certain choices on us, such as that of lead - concluded Bruni - does not provide for the institution of the border crossing, but within the habitat directives there are the SPAs and SICs for the protection of birds. If we then think that within the border crossings the Italian legislation does not provide for any form of hunting, think of what is happening in 4 border crossings in the province of Pavia, where selective hunting is prohibited in an area affected by African swine fever” (source: FIDC Lombardia).