We immediately moved to fully implement the new one regional law which provides for the possibility of carrying out the wild boar selection hunting throughout the year. Even in the evening with a night viewer. And that has also diversified the period relating to the selection hunting for other ungulates. I remember that we have also introduced the possibility of using the technique of foraging. That is, the placement of small quantities of food to attract the wild boar. There Lombardia demonstrates with facts that it is at the national forefront of wildlife management. We have prepared interventions province by province to contain an animal that is devastating crops. As well as representing a danger to human safety.
As the data shows. In Lombardy we have an accident every three days caused by boars". This was stated by the Lombard regional councilor for Agriculture, Food and Green Systems, Fabio Rolfi, presenting the interventions put in place to contain wild boar in Lombardy. "In the 2019/2020 season - added Rolfi - 9.200 wild boars were killed in Lombardy, 1.827 more than the previous season. Selection hunting is an effective and concrete method to help agriculture ”. "The culled garments in selection, in fact, passed in a year - he continued - by 2.324 to 3.118. However, this activity must be supported by advanced standards. National law is now anachronistic ”. “At the Lombard level - concluded Rolfi - we are doing everything possible to contain, within the national regulatory framework, one continued proliferation". The situation in the provinces where selection hunting is active:
- Bergamo: the request for an opinion has already been sent to Ispra, it is expected to start the annual operation of wild boar harvesting from the end of June 2020
- Brescia: all requests received from the Alpine districts have been sent to Ispra. Approval decrees will be made next week for CA3 (Media Valle Camonica), CA4 (Lower Valle Camonica) and CA8 (Alto Garda)
- How to Live Aligned with: started on 13 June for the Larian peninsula and the Como Prealps
- Varese: started on 14 June for CA Nord Verbano and will start on 1 July for ATC1 and ATC2
- Cremona: action plan forwarded to Ispra. Waiting for the opinion
- Lecco: the hunters are withdrawing their badges, it is planned to start the selection hunt for wild boar next week
- Lodi: Selection fighter active for North ATC. South ATC starting up (active plan)
- Milano: old plan extended until 31.12.2020
- Pavia: old plan extended until 30.06.2020
Total wild boar killing for each province (control + selection hunting + collective hunting) in the hunting season 2019/20
Bergamo 1.181 (the previous year they were 941)
Brescia 1.241 (the previous year they were 614)
Como 2.189 (the previous year it was 1.916)
Cremona 119 (the previous year there were 152)
Lecco 306 (the previous year there were 260)
Lodi 4 (the previous year there were 6)
Milan 12 (the previous year there were 8)
Pavia 2.332 (the previous year they were 1.973)
Sondrio 362 (the previous year there were 279)
Varese 1.452 (the previous year they were 1.222)
Total Lombardy 9.198 (the previous year was 7.371)
Number of road accidents caused by wild boars in 2019
Bergamo 13
Brescia 7
Como 9
Cremona 5
Lecco 0
Lauds 1
Milan 6
Mantua 0
Pavia 50
Sondro 2
Varese 35
Overall Lombardy 128
(Lombardy region)