Concrete actions
"We appreciate the initiative of the Lombardy Region Councilor Fabio Rolfi who, as always, demonstrates attention and sensitivity to agricultural issues with concrete actions, which in this case help contain the wildlife that is proliferating excessively causing serious damage to agricultural businesses". This, in summary, is the thought of Valter Giacomelli, president of Coldiretti Brescia, commenting on the initiative of the councilor Fabio Rolfi aimed at redeveloping the game processing centers and the rest stops for the killed wildlife. The allocation of 380 thousand euros by the Lombardy Region allows, on the one hand, to contain the problem of the excessive proliferation of wildlife that is creating enormous damage to the agricultural sector and, on the other, to obtain resources to restore the damage caused to companies.
Game rest stop
Specifically - adds Coldiretti Brescia - for now it is a loan of 128.376,84 euros to the municipality of Tremosine for the construction of a game rest center at the former Voltino dairy in the Municipality of Tremosine sul Garda and of 62.000 euros for the municipality of Vezza d'Oglio for restructuring interventions for the creation of a game processing center. "We have repeatedly denounced the dangers of the proliferation and unbridled spread of these ungulates - says Valter Giacomelli, president of Coldiretti Brescia - which in addition to causing damage in the countryside and accidents, represent a dangerous vehicle for swine fever which represents a serious threat to our farms. The risk of the spread of the contagion inside the stables would constitute an important damage in the province of Brescia where over 1,3 million pigs are reared ”.
The main vector of swine fever
Herds of wild boars - highlights Coldiretti - have become the main vector of swine fever and put at risk a leading sector of the Made in Italy agri-food sector that guarantees work to about one hundred thousand people between breeding, processing, transport and distribution with a turnover of 20 billion euros. The invasion of wild boars is considered a real emergency, so much so that over eight out of 10 Italians (81%) - according to the Coldiretti / Ixè survey - think that it must be tackled with the use of killing, especially by hiring specialized personnel to reduce the number also because one in four Italian adults (26%) came face to face with these animals. (Source COLDIRECTS)