Spaying turned out to be a half flop and today the otters are worrying again Metropolitan City of Turin. From 2017 to 2021 the containment plan combined with a Canc experimentation to reduce the number of rodents in the Turin urban context, it did not produce the desired results. So the problem came back. "Animals appeared at the same sites - explained in District 7 the doctor of the Metropolitan City Paola Violino -. At present we are studying a second floor, but without sterilization. Also because the costs are high ».
They eliminate all vegetation, desertify the banks of rivers and prevent other species from reproducing. Otters have been sighted along the rivers of almost all of Piedmont. Not only in Piazza Chiaves, in Vanchiglietta, where the problem is very acute and where recently some specimens have been pinched to rummage through the rubbish. The parent company of Fdi, Patrizia Alessi, proposed to issue an ordinance prohibiting feeding otters, with signs explaining the reason. "The containment is fine - specified the councilor of M5, Francesco Lauria -, but we are launching a campaign to avoid killing with brutal methods".
A new 2022-2026 containment plan is currently being approved by the metropolitan council. On the agenda the possibility of capturing with cages and euthanasia. "We hope for soft interventions - concluded the president of 7, Luca Deri, and the coordinator of the Environment, Marta Sara Inì -, but it is inevitable that it will be necessary to intervene to preserve our habitat. Starting precisely by explaining to people that they should not feed the nutria with bread sticks and bread "(Chronicle Here).