Coldiretti again in the square "To defend farmers and citizens from the siege of wild boars that destroy food production, devastate crops, besiege fields, cause road accidents with deaths and injuries and go as far as within urban centers where they scratch among the rubbish with health hazards ». The trade association is worried and asks that the The Tuscan Regional Authority press on the State-Regions Conference for a modification of the state rule aimed at simplifying e strengthen the control and containment interventions of the species.
To regulate the hunting activity, farmers «are assisted by the police, by voluntary hunting guards but can delegate the activities to qualified hunters registered in the appropriate register; the hunting calendar is extended to include the months from September to January; that the direction of such actions is entrusted to the prefect as "competent and for the protection of public order and security" ». "The repair of fences or the installation of electrified networks are of little use - he explains Fabrizio Filippi, president of Coldiretti Pisa as well as president of Coldiretti Toscana - while the high-speed impact of a car or motorbike against an adult wild boar can have devastating and dramatic consequences.
Those of dawn and dusk are the hours most at risk, with herds of wild boars that move and manage to travel up to 40 kilometers. In our province there are several highly dangerous situations. It can't just be a question of luck ». Wild boars are the cause of an accident every 48 hours. In the last ten years, the number of deaths and injuries "has practically doubled (+ 81 %) on provincial roads ”, according to Coldiretti's estimate based on Aci-Istat data. Regional 68 is one of the roads with the highest risk of accidents due to wild boars.
They participated in the demonstration in Florence also the mayors and administrators alongside the farmers: there were the mayor of Orciano Pisano Giuliana Menci, the mayor of Santa Luce Giamila Carli, the deputy mayor of Cecina Antonio Costantino, the president of the regional council Antonio Mazzeo and the regional councilor Elena Meini. The regional council has already deliberated, in line with the needs of farmers, to intervene directly, with the coordination of the provincial police. An important and unique act which, however, “requires useful procedural acts - he adds Coldiretti Tuscany - the effective effectiveness of the regional provision, also through a close confrontation with the provincial police "(The nation).