Liguria

Lack of depopulation Since last January 7, the African swine fever (ASF) has gripped Liguria, its woods and its hinterland. In this scenario, our regional Federation encounters the same problems highlighted by the Extraordinary Commissioner for Prevention and...

A paradoxical situation It is continually said that wild boars have arrived practically a stone's throw from our homes: in Genoa, an ungulate has taken this situation all too literally, a situation that seems incredible and that should make us think...

The words of Gratarola and Piana The Ligurian regional council, on the proposal of the vice president with responsibility for agriculture Alessandro Piana and the councilor for health Angelo Gratarola, modified some points of resolution n.938/2022 on the management of wild pigs ...

African swine fever Following the crisis table of last October 27, the Regional Federation of Coldiretti officially requested the Region, in the person of the Vice-President and Councilor for Agriculture Alessandro Piana, for a forecast regarding the culling of wild boars for...

Precise and punctual rules "We learn - the president of Confagricoltura Liguria, Luca De Michelis intervenes forcefully - that given the rules, which in fact establish that in the areas subject to ASF, the slaughtered wild boars must be sent for disposal, ...

The causes of overpopulation During the crisis table, urged by Coldiretti and held in the morning in the Region, our regional Federation strongly supported the need to intervene with extreme urgency to respect the depopulation plan of the ...

African swine fever The technical meetings promoted by the vice president with responsibility for Agriculture Alessandro Piana on African swine fever continue with today's table at the Liguria Region open to agricultural associations, territorial hunting areas, hunting associations ...

Last two decades of January As you know friends, the Italian Bird Protection League (LIPU) in July challenged the resolution approving the Liguria regional hunting calendar for the 2022/2023 season in the part in which it provides that ...

Campora's response "We will ask Amiu to step up the steps for collecting waste at Righi in order to prevent wild boars from finding full bins at night. We also plan to install new bilateral bins ...

The idea of ​​wild boar riders Two teams of wild boar riders from the Ligurian town of Varazze (La Spezia) have launched a particular proposal which is worth highlighting. Teams 9 and 54 suggested using wild boar meat ...

A dry refusal The Honorable Barbara Mazzali, Lombardy Regional Councilor (Fratelli d'Italia), commented on the choice of some Ligurian hunters not to want to kill the wild boars in their areas of competence: "The hunters of 36 Atc1 Savona- Levante refuse to ...

Precise responsibilities “Despite the regional legislation and ministerial indications - Gianluca Boeri, President of Coldiretti Liguria, and Bruno Rivarossa, Confederal Delegate, insist - the hunters of 36 teams of the Atc1 Savona-Levante refuse to kill the wild boars, from the moment. ..

New emergency after the truce A new case of swine fever. Unfortunately, the emergency relating to the infection affecting pigs and, in particular, wild boars does not stop, as is well evidenced by what happened in Liguria. The region was already under alert ...

The Ligurian case "Considering the extreme emergency situation due to damage and road accidents caused by wildlife - explain Gianluca Boeri, President of Coldiretti Liguria, and Bruno Rivarossa, Confederal Delegate - the proposals for the abolition of hunting ...

In the next hunting season, in the Ligurian areas not subject to swine fever restrictions, up to 35.451 wild boars can be killed, equal to 180% of what was done in the last year. The growth of the huntable contingent responds to precise indications ...

Approved by the Council, on the proposal of the vice president of the Liguria Region with responsibility for Agriculture, Alessandro Piana, the authorization of qualified volunteers to further increase the search for wild boar carcasses in the area subject to restrictions due to African Swine Fever in ...

The problem relating to wild boars concerns all regions of our country and Liguria is no exception, indeed the emergency is even more evident than in other areas of Italy. It is no coincidence that the Regional Wildlife Surveillance Unit ...

“It is necessary to intervene with the immediate modification of art. 19 of law 157/1992 simplifying the procedures for the adoption of the abatement plans approved by the regions and the strengthening of the powers of the commissioner office provided for by the Decree Law of 17 February 2022, n. 9 ....

In Liguria, hunting activities will open on 18 September 2022 and will close on 30 January 2023. Hunting for sedentary and migratory game is allowed throughout the region for three days a week at the hunter's choice. "With this...

Adoption of measures necessary to discourage the urbanization of wild pigs, depopulation of wild boars, sweep analysis, strengthening of biosecurity measures, surveillance tout court, signage are the guidelines of the second phase of eradication of African swine fever which involves ...