Italy wants to kill a million wild boars in the coming years – and the army will even be deployed for this purpose. As disease vectors, cloven-hoofed ungulates would endanger the production of Prosciutto di Parma.
Wild boars are a real pest in Italy. As the population has increased significantly in recent decades, the animals are also invading cities, sometimes terrorizing residents and causing traffic accidents. But the spread of epidemics is also facilitated by high population density. That is why the Ministry of Agriculture in Rome wants to call for action against wild animals.
Canada stopped importing Parma ham
According to the ministry’s plans, the population should decrease by 60 to 80 percent over the next three to five years. This is intended to prevent the spread of African swine fever. This also has consequences for livestock farming for the world-famous Parma ham. Canada recently halted imports of the Italian delicacy out of fear of the animal disease raging in Italy.
The population has increased fivefold in three decades
According to ISPRA (Higher Institute for Environmental Protection and Research), there are at least 1.5 million wild boars in Italy. The number is said to have increased fivefold in the past thirty years, authorities warned.
In this post you can see wild boars roaming the town of Sassari in Sardinia:
In their search for food, they do not stop in metropolitan areas and rummage in garbage cans. Even tourists on the beach have been attacked by the even-toed ungulates. Because they also pose a risk to road safety, the animals can be shot even in protected areas and urban centers.
Source: Krone
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