The Municipal Administration of Cesenatico (province of Forlì-Cesena) approved the containment plan of the nutria as regards the period between this year and 2021. The previous plan has now expired and a new one was needed. Rodents are quite common in this area and to avoid environmental and hydraulic risks, the activities have been renewed. The drainage canals and waterways, in fact, abound in the locality of Romagna and the nutria has managed to adapt all too well.
According to this plan, animals can be captured in cages and also killed with a firearm in the terms permitted by the law currently in force. The two options proved satisfactory and useful over the years, with the population having been adequately contained. The catches are perfected by the Provincial Police officers, by those of the Local Police (always in possession of hunting license), in addition to the unlicensed and authorized coadjutors of the Province and Region.
The same goes for the farmers affected by the damage to the otters and for the staff of the bodies that protect the waters. The suppression must happen quickly, while for killing firearms, compressed air devices are used and containers for exposure to carbon dioxide.