The decision of the judges
The Administrative Court of the Sicily Region, with sentence number 3691 of 2022, upheld the appeal of some animal and environmentalist associations and modified the hunting calendar relating to the 2022-2023 season of Sicily.
Species and dates
Therefore, the closing dates for hunting for woodcock, fieldfare, song thrush, redwing (10 January 2023 instead of 30), teal, snipe, gadwall, pintail, wigeon, coot, moorhen, mallard, shoveler and water rail have changed (January 20, 2023 instead of 30).
ISPRA's opinion
Above all, the passage relating to ISPRA should be noted: "The opinion that ISPRA expresses regarding the hunting calendar is mandatory, although not binding, expressed by a specialized body, specifically responsible for exercising this function of technical-scientific consultancy and endowed with a certain degree of independence with respect to the power of political direction".