New slaughter in the Gulf of Baratti. He killed two sheep, three more dying. It is the balance of the umpteenth night of terror in the flocks the province of Livorno where the presence of wolves and hybrids has become more and more frequent. Instead, there are countless attacks thwarted by farmers. To report it is again Coldiretti Livorno. The fact dates back to between the night between Monday and Tuesday. One or more predators managed to enter the flock of over 300 heads bypassing the protection devices (an electro-welded mesh 2 meters high). Upon awakening, the farmer from Baratti found himself faced with a gruesome scene: two sheep slaughtered, and dead, three others dying.
The Baratti episode brings the need for one back to the center of the debate "Real turning point" to restore a sustainable balance between man and animal. Wolves, but increasingly hybrids and canids, they enter flocks and herds, more than once a day. But Coldiretti Livorno the attacks would be at least double than those reported and compensated by The Tuscan Regional Authority: "Companies report the killing of a boss but not attacks without predation, sometimes repeated, which often have even more serious consequences for companies such as the reduction of milk production and abortions due to shock - explains Matteo Serravalle, vice president of Coldiretti Livorno - A change is needed and solutions are needed ”.
In the flock of the breeder of Baratti there were at least a hundred pregnant sheep that now they risk abortion because of the fright. “One in three sheep in the flock is ready to give birth. The hope is that there will be no repercussions on the parties. It would be a very heavy damage to the company ”. The other often underestimated aspect is the impact that repeated attacks by wolves and wildlife have on the phenomenon depopulation of agricultural garrisons in the mountains and in disadvantaged areas. “Predators discourage businesses from the most difficult mountain areas and from sectors, such as sheep farming, which are also suffering from these phenomena. - explains Serravalle - The uncontrolled presence of wolves is contributing to closing of the stables and the impoverishment of livestock with serious repercussions on the occupation and maintenance of the territory "(Coldiretti).