In the Verona area, hunters are ready to lend a hand to contain the harmful proliferation of coypu but ask for regulatory protection.
The Veronese hunters, in particular those of ATC 2 De Colli, are willing to contain the uncontrolled increase in otters: “We know the territory, we see the dens of the otters and the consequences of this situation when the rivers are in full”.
The same hunters, however, at the same time do not feel protected from a regulatory point of view and are afraid of running into complaints and sanctions that would cause them to lose their hunting license.
According to the provincial councilor for hunting, Fabio Venturi, however, regulatory support exists and explains “The availability of hunters is welcome. The Province recognizes contributions to active hunting areas also on this front. The practice is not complex: the hunters make the proposal to their area which communicates it to the Provincial Police which authorizes ”.
Regarding the nutria problem, Venturi declares "The nutria problem exists and for this reason I am about to bring to the council the proposal of a short time for the response of the provincial police, 48-72 hours, after which the silent consent is triggered".
A non-negligible problem resulting from the hunting of these animals would be linked to the disposal of the carcasses, but the commissioner assures "It is enough for a mayor to prepare a hole with certain characteristics, including the lime lining, and adopt an ordinance authorizing the hunters in the culling campaigns. The facsimile of the order can be requested from the Provincial Police ". Finally concludes Venturi "Everyone knows that many municipalities and reclamation consortia provide contributions to hunters that make the banks safer"
Obviously both as regards the catching and the killing of otters, the authorized period goes from October to April and it is necessary to set up hunting groups in which at least one of the hunters is qualified. In the province of Verona there are about 9 thousand hunters of which only one thousand are qualified.