Bollards for ungulates
The camera traps installed in the woods to monitor the effectiveness of cattleguard, bollards for ungulates, confirm that the trial started in June from Cinque Terre Park is getting good results: some in the images collected specimens of roe deer and wild boar they back down in front of the passages with suspended base and steel pipes, positioned as an alternative to the gates along the district enclosure to protect the agricultural areas.
The ungulates
Explains the expert in wildlife management of the Park, Daniele Duradoni, del Ce.S.Bi.N, Centro Studi Bionaturalistici - have a less detailed vision and difficulty in the perception of depth. The cattle guards or Canadian passes - Added Duradoni - they have the goal of creating a visual barrier that prevents these animals from crossing the fence line, yielding their instinct not to fall and injure their paws.
The Caddle guards
I bollard passages, equipped with handrails, they only inhibit the transit of ungulates harmful to agricultural crops and the balance of ecosystems, without interfering with the life of the other inhabitants of the forest and the activities of walkers. They have also proved more efficient than gates, which are often inadvertently left open. The district fence is already present in the municipalities of La Spezia and Riomaggiore, from Albana to Porciana, and the first lot in the Municipality of Vernazza is nearing completion, from Porciana to San Bernardino above Corniglia which will then continue to Monterosso (source: Cinque Terre Park).