Are the corvids to feast undisturbed in the orchards, preying on the already few fruits, especially peaches and apricots, which emerged unscathed from early spring frosts and recent hailstorms. To sound the alarm are the farmers of Coldiretti Ravenna which denounce a massive presence among the rows of magpies, crows and jays, the so-called 'opportunistic species' because they love to prey on the fruits causing a strong impact on agricultural production activities as well as the eggs of other species directly from the nest, thus confirming itself as a threat also for the fauna and the ecosystem as a whole.
A problem, that of the corvids, warned throughout the provincial territory, without distinction, from the hill to the hinterland. "Even the containment actions of the first regional five-year plan adopted by the Emilia-Romagna council exactly two years ago with the aim of update the various plans previously managed by the provinces and thus control the presence of corvids by intervening to defend the orchards - says the Director of Coldiretti Ravenna, Assuero Zampini - lately it seems to 'trudge' and show its limits in the face of the new pervasive invasion of these predatory birds".
Although in recent years the amount of damages reported and compensated by the Region and the provincial ATC has been decreasing, in fact from 170 thousand euros 10 years ago to 70 thousand in 2017 with numbers further down in the last two years, this is certainly not the time to let our guard down because - says Director Zampini - the presence of corvids has returned in an overwhelming way, putting in difficulty the many fruit growers struggling with a critical year for via delle meteoclimatic conditions, adverse events and, obviously, also due to the lockdown linked to the pandemic ". According to Coldiretti, therefore, “it is necessary to immediately intensify the enforcement actions by implementing interventions to control the populations of these predatory birds immediate and more incisive ".