Il Park of the Euganean Hills has decided to step up the killing of wild boars in August. In the 31 days just ended, in fact, the withdrawals concerned 125 ungulates, captured by selecontrollers and by the staff of the Veneto park. The number is definitely growing, at least compared to the data recorded in the first months of this year (+ 50%): the previous average had stopped at 83-85 head.
As disclosed by Cristiano Corazzari, Regional Councilor for the Territory: "Despite the fact that August is a month of holidays for everyone and reduced staff, the Park Authority has managed to commit men and resources to guarantee night outings of the wildlife team and selecontrollers, as well as extraordinary interventions at the request of companies, thus succeeding in cutting down 40 heads. At the same time, despite the evening outings, the capture activity using the manhole covers has not ceased: 85 wild boars have been caught in the last month ". On August 31st, the wild boars contained near the Euganean Hills were 717, especially young and female.
Joseph Pan, Regional Councilor for Agriculture, added other details: "On the Euganean Hills, agricultural activity is a defense of the territory, which is why the regional administration is investing in an organic containment plan and contrast to ungulates to safeguard the precious work of farms and to guarantee the safety of the inhabitants: the over 700 animals eliminated in the first eight months of the year are a good indicator of the activity carried out, despite the organizational changes created by the passage of workers from Regional forest service in Veneto Agriculture. Now, with the harvest in progress, it is more necessary than ever to continue the actions undertaken and to enhance the felling by investing additional resources and personnel. The contribution of a hundred volunteers, adequately trained in the role of selecontroller, is proving valid and effective. The goal we have set ourselves is to eliminate about two thousand wild boars a year from the territory of the 15 municipalities of the Colli park ”.