Calendar block
The regional councilor for Agriculture of the Sicilian Region, Luca Sammartino, signed in the last few hours the decree which suspends the hunting calendar for the 2023-2024 season on the island, a decision that could not fail to arouse great outcry among Sicilian hunters and beyond.
The animal-environmentalist appeal
The measure became necessary following an appeal presented by some animal rights and environmental associations, a position taken linked to the fires. The suspension, more precisely, came following the order issued by the Administrative Justice Council on November 10th.
The words of the commissioner
“However, I want to reassure Sicilian hunters – declares Sammartino – because our offices are already working to start a new investigation to verify the possible consequences of the July and August fires on the persistence and existence of fauna in our territories. Once the necessary checks have been carried out, we will be ready to issue a new hunting calendar."