“If national politics cannot take responsibility for making decisions, luckily there isto local politics that is committed to providing answers the citizens' request for security ". The Regional Councilor for Agriculture and Hunting, Joseph Pan, commented a few days ago on the ruling of the Council which established the legitimacy of the laws of Trento and Bolzano on the capture and eventual killing of bears and wolves, which had been challenged by the Presidency of the Council of Ministers.
The judges of the Constitution Court have established that the President of the Province has full powers to adopt measures concerning the taking, capture and eventual killing of bears and wolves, when the conditions envisaged by the European-derived legislation on the conservation of natural habitats are met. This power is intended to prevent serious damage to crops, livestock and to ensure public safety, when there is no other valid solution, and is subject to Ispra's prior opinion. "In light of the pronouncement of the highest constitutional body, I will ask the Agricultural Policies Commission with greater force to finally implement the management plan for large carnivores - says Pan -
It is necessary that the Ministry of the Environment grant the faculty of autonomous management to those territories where the presence of the wolf is compromising the survival of agricultural and tourist activities and also the safety of the inhabitants, providing for the possibility of selective collection of more dangerous and problematic specimens. I am a spokesperson for the requests that come from the world of Venetian breeders who in 2018 had to deal with 190 wolf attacks and 370 dead animals ".