in 2020 in Basilicata - "in dedicated and non-dedicated areas, with the exception of national and regional parks and nature reserves ”- can be demolished“ up to a total of 5600 wild boars". This is foreseen by the selective withdrawal plan approved by the regional council, according to which it is necessary to "convert the wild boar problem into an opportunity for the territory". In a statement released by the press office of the regional council, the councilor for agricultural policies, Francesco Fanelli, he said that “in our territory alone since 2009 there have been over two thousand road accidents caused by wild boars.
The Basilicata Region paid over 2014 thousand euros of compensation from 2018 to 800 alone. Not to mention the damage suffered by farmers. From the analysis of the data it appears that the most damaged crops are cereals, vineyards, fodder, legumes and vegetables.
The areas in which the damage occurred more frequently and in greater quantities are those in the vicinity of the Parks: Gallipoli Cognato Regional Park, Murgia Materana Park, Pollino National Park and National Park of the Lucanian and Lagonegrese Apennines, in which hunting is prohibited".