Hunting: Europe, MEP Scottà in a debate on the hunt in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, "compatible hunting becomes a beacon for EU policies".
"Complicating the rules on hunting practices risks causing a boomerang effect that would push illegal practices out of control, with devastating effects on wildlife." This was the speech by the Treviso MEP Giancarlo Scottà, in the hemicycle of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, during last night's debate on the criminal exploitation of wild species. "In spite of the fact that some colleague, ideologically aligned with the" no front at all costs ", did not in the least understand the meaning of my speech, I know very well that the context in which I made these statements was not the most relevant - he specifies Scottà - however, talking about hunting in Strasbourg is a more unique than rare event. In fact this was the only way to bring attention to problems that would otherwise go unheard if not deliberately ignored ”.
"This is why joining the debate on the fight against wildlife crime was the only way to express my thoughts and warnings on recent policies to the European Commission, present with the Environment Commissioner Potocnik, and to all fellow parliamentarians. community hunting. For years in fact - complained Scottà - hunting has been undergoing too many restrictions, when, in reality, responsible and sustainable hunting can contribute to maintaining the natural balance, ensuring the health and stability of wild populations ”.
Scottà first of all underlined the central role of hunting “in contrasting the abandonment and neglect of many green areas against the loss of biodiversity and the advancement of wooded areas. Proper wildlife management, which in turn implies good hunting activity, therefore guarantees the maintenance of a stable and sustainable ecosystem ”, he reiterated. The Treviso MEP called it "alarming". “The dimension assumed by the issue of damage to agriculture and the environment by some species of wild fauna and the consequent impact on the economic activity of agricultural enterprises”.
“An information campaign on the positive effects of compatible hunting is needed to combat crimes against wildlife”. “This type of hunting - concluded Scottà - will have to be the beacon of the policies that regulate the hunting activities of the future, entering the common lexicon of European management planning”.
16 January 2014