Frank Zunino, number one ofItalian Wilderness Association, recalled how some have been discovered in recent weeks ammotraghi (i mountain mouflons) in the Beigua Regional Park, an area that extends between the provinces of Genoa and Savona. This exotic species, again according to Zunino, it should be eliminated immediately, but for the moment he is beating around the bush. In fact, pending any killing, a study and monitoring will start by theISPRA.
AIW is convinced that studies are necessary, but one should also inquire about what is going on in the rest of the world when dealing with these species in protected areas. In particular, gThe domesticated and feral animals were immediately eliminated in California in order to favor flora and fauna. In South Africa, then, all the Himalayan thars, animals similar to mouflons, have been eradicated. Zunino underlined his resignation in the note.
The ammotraghi were illegally released by individuals who remained unknown, but they are destined to remain in the Ligurian Mountains for a long time. The trial of the president of Wilderness Italia was inevitable: according to him, it would be interesting to understand what would happen if lions or leopards were illegally released, perhaps not too much space would be given to cognitive studies. The press release ends peremptorily: "Unfortunately, more and more in Italy, the animalism shared by hunters and environmentalists is dominant, and, politically, both on the left and on the right.".