It was born in Campania theRegional Wildlife Observatory which will have among its main objectives that of collecting and processing data deriving from the activities of bodies and associations operating in the field of wildlife. The initiative, presented atExperimental Zooprophylactic Institute of Southern Italy in Portici, together with the Izsm also sees the University, the world of environmentalists and hunting. "This Observatory was not born out of the blue, but different experiences come together, careers dedicated to wildlife in a territory such as that of Campania which, from this point of view, is very valuable”Said the director general of the IZS of the South, Antonio Limone. “An applause goes to the Campania Region which today equips itself with this Observatory.
A very valuable operation that has before it a series of activities with which the ISM is competing for its part. The idea is to help put these experiences together in an organization that is now being launched in the interest of the citizen. " Therefore, there will be a targeted attention to wildlife in an Institute where the combination of environment - health has always been expressed. From the meeting it emerged that Campania does 16.245 checks per year on trichinella to wild boars and that the Izsm considers wildlife an important subject of study not only for the food safety of the consumer who, thanks to the controls of its laboratories, protects himself from the risks of infectious diseases but also offers constant monitoring on African swine fever to prevent it from spreading.
"The added value, I believe, lies in the fact that the stakeholders will sit at the same table and therefore we will have a confrontation with the both agricultural, hunting and environmental associations, for which a collegial result will come out ”added the director of Ofvr Vincenzo Veneziano. “The Observatory has a very important purpose: the need to validate the data. In the Campania Region we have a quantity of previous data that are considerable, for example twenty years of data collection by the Lipu, that of hunters on killing. Data often left in the drawers and one of the main objectives of the Ofvr is to make them available to the citizen. There will be - he continued - a phase of publication of data with thematic maps: maps of parks, land use, hunting areas.
At a European level it was established under the auspices of EFSA, with a consortium comprising more than twenty countries, a European Wildlife Observatory and we have already had contact with the organizers who asked if we had reliable and scientifically valid data where reference is made to fox and wolf. " The Councilor for Agriculture of the Campania Region, Nicola Caputo spoke of "a system initiative that brings the Campania Region a little further, not only in recovering the time gap, also in terms of content" and explained "We wanted to identify a different model that would involve all the actors: from the academic world to trade, wildlife and environmental associations to determine the conditions for a change of pace and I am sure we will do it because there is a great need to make up for lost time. " he concluded. “I must say that there is a great sensitivity from this point of view. We are probably among the regions that are putting the activities in this sector in a better system.
I believe that the Observatory can make a leap forward for let us take actions that are better suited to our regional reality. I really hope that the Region can ensure this Observatory all the proximity and support necessary to carry out its activities in the best possible way. " Aniello Anastasio, director of the Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production atUniversity of Naples Federico II he added: "As a Department we are present for the scientific component in the Observatory and this is a shining example of how a university Department must not only carry out academic activities but collaborate with all stakeholders by providing scientific support to strategic initiatives such as this one to safeguard the environment and the wildlife world. " (Source CNCN NEWS)
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