Shot down in the last few days over 1400 pigeons and the selective hunting of wild boars will resume shortly. To give the news is the Province of Pistoia, which deals with the subject, especially dear to agricultural societies that their crops have been ruined by ungulates. The hunting activities of the provincial police, assisted by trained and authorized hunters, provided for by the regional law on hunting for the protection of agricultural products for the prevention of damage from wildlife coordinated by the Provincial Police are resumed. To make them necessary, it was the risk of damage, according to what is known by the Province, feared especially in this period of spring sowing and vegetative revival of arboriculture, vineyards and orchards.
"We are working these days to reorganize the teams to kill the wild boars - said the mayor of Ponte Buggianese Nicola Tesi, as delegate of the Province itself - as early as next week we could be operational according to the rules and constraints of the law, as before the interruption. Provincial police shot a wild boar on Thursday as well, in the territory of the Municipality of Pescia and we are in agreement with the agricultural societies in order to protect their crops ". In fact, the regional council has established that the provincial police, in implementing the control and containment interventions of wildlife, can return to use, in addition to voluntary hunting guards, even specially trained and qualified hunters.
With the same resolution, the Region also authorized the resumption of the selection hunt, individually, in the entire regional territory. All activities must be carried out in compliance with the distancing measures provided for by current legislation for containment of Covid-19. “The provincial police - make it known from San Leone - are in contact with farmers and municipalities who have requested intervention and have already started containment and control operations.
Over the past few days, over 1400 pigeons have been killed damage to farms and livestock farms in the municipalities of Ponte Buggianese and Monsummano Terme. As part of the operations, two wild boars were also killed in the municipalities of Larciano and Quarrata and in Quarrata a wild boar was caught with a trap. The interventions will continue in the next few days until the end of the harvests in agricultural areas and, in urban areas, until the problem is resolved "(The nation).