Ungulates approach inhabited centers, becoming dangerous near inhabited roads and in the presence of vehicular traffic. The Provincial Police of the Metropolitan City of Cagliari that only around Florence has captured about 400 wild boars in the areas of Careggi / Cercina, Settignano / Fiesole, Sorgane / Bagno a Ripoli, Soffiano / Scandicci, Pian dei Giullari, with the use of suitable traps of about 5 meters by 2,50 which are monitored daily.
In this way, safety in urban and peri-urban areas is guaranteed, but the work does not stop only in these two contexts. The Provincial Police of the Metrocittà is in fact committed to contain ungulates in rural areas also to reduce damage to crops. In this regard, the Region has set up a toll-free number, for requests for intervention by farmers from all over the region "right at the command of the Metropolitan City Police - warns commander Roberto Galeotti - So we activate all the other provincial police forces to guarantee intervention within 48 hours of the request". The managing director of the Provincial Police underlines that the reorganization of the prevention activity has been implemented since January, since the presence of wild boars every year reappears more and more consistent: "We must soon increase the number of police officers - adds the councilor - with greater coordination with hunting associations.
The first step was taken with the approval of the new regulation: associations are precious and fundamental for achieving containment in line with the metropolitan environment and the tranquility of farmers ". "Despite the results achieved - explains the Command - the effort to be made is still a lot. We are the only police force that can carry out this activity in addition to traditional and authorized hunting surveillance ”. The Provincial Police of the Metrocittà is active in countering the poaching. In recent days he caught a poacher in the act of crime, stationed under the Marco Polo viaduct in the municipality of Florence, who had killed a wild boar.