“With this heat, and due to the persistent drought, i 10 thousand wild boars that proliferate on Euganean Hills they are going down to the plains in search of channels from which to drink ". The alarm is raised by Emilio Cappellari, president of the Este area of Cia-Italian Farmers, strongly concerned about the stop of the activities of the selecontrollers (the hunters authorized by the Veneto Region) caused by the current health emergency. “These are qualified personnel who have participated in ad hoc courses on the containment of some animal species -comment-. They do not hunt for fun, as some have said in the past and end up putting their work in a bad light.
On the contrary, they follow a specific plan for the slaughter of wild boars, which certainly does not happen indiscriminately ". “This, however, is the period of births: each female specimen gives birth between 6 and 10 puppies, on average. Clearly it becomes a big problem, even for crops ". These are irreparably devastated by their passage. It is happening, in particular, near the thermal baths of Val Calaona. "The farmers call me in desperation -explains Cappellari-. They say that any type of cultivation is regularly destroyed there, they no longer know what to do ". Then there is the question of corn, planted in these days.
“They are fond of seedlings as rich in water -underlines the president of the Este area of Cia-. They nibble them, making the farmers themselves work for nothing. When the herds pass, trampling the agricultural plots, the damage becomes incalculable. In one night they blow up months and months of sacrifices ”. In addition, he specifies, to an aspect linked to the safety of citizens. “They can cause accidents, even serious ones, when they cross our roads. Often motorists notice at the last moment and go on it. It is necessary to intervene for the good of the community ”. Several requests made by Cia-Italian Farmers to the regional green table and to the regional councilor for agriculture, Joseph Pan: "First of all, it is necessary that a specific ordinance be drawn up with which the selecontrollers are allowed to closely resume the capture of wild boars, in a logic of containment of proliferation, in collaboration with the Euganean Hills Park.
Secondly, compensation was requested for the damage, which has already occurred, caused to farmers by the raging wildlife in their plots. Farmers represent the last sentries of the territory, we ask that they be enabled to carry out their activities in maximum safety and with the certainty of income ". “The agri-food sector is already going through a difficult time by itself. If we add to these the fact that wild boars multiply out of all proportion, the sector risks another low blow, with companies that could be forced to close their doors. In fact, a common and shared strategy is needed. ”“ The work begun, however, was bearing its first fruits. Today, however, everything is at a standstill, with the consequence that the damages increase exponentially ".