In Belluno, the number of deer increases and the province opts for killing "and the anticipation of the hunting season to meet the needs of farmers.
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves himDeer and roe deer, mouflons and chamois and an infinite population of wild boars: the animals take back the mountain, but man does not like this. In Belluno, the mountain province has taken a brutal decision and opts for "rebalancing". Which means nothing more than "killing" and anticipation of the hunting season.
Thus the 10.400 deer, the 13.600 roe deer, the thousands of mouflons, chamois and wild boars are in serious danger. These are the numbers in 2019 in the areas outside the protected parks: significant numbers, demonstrating a territory that is naturalizing (in the 60s in the pasco woods In 2019, 2.673 deer were collected, equally divided between males, females and children. A number that touches 91% of the garments allowed by the abatement plan. For 2020, with the new increase authorized by Ispra, the total authorized reaches 3.234 garments. They wash a few garments).
The deer population it grows by 30% every year, despite the wolves that prey in the province. On the contrary: according to the farmers, the presence of the wolf has indeed affected the wildlife, but it has also changed its behavior, making it reach the valley floor even in summer.
In 2019, 2.673 male, female and young deer were collected. “A number that is close to 91% of the animals allowed by the abatement plan. For 2020, with the new increase authorized by Ispra, the total authorized reaches 3.234 heads ”, reads the press release of the Province.
“A number functional to a scientifically correct management of the ungulate population, which is constantly growing - says the provincial councilor with responsibility for hunting and fishing, De Bon. Last year's estimates tell us that we had approximately 40 thousand animals in the province, excluding the territory of the Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park: 10.400 deer, 13.600 roe deer, 2.400 mouflons, 7.250 chamois, to which we must add an unspecified number of wild boars, in very strong growth. The wild boar is a problem for the damage it produces to agricultural activities and together with the green table the eradication has been arranged. In this case too, the levy is growing: 400 animals slaughtered in 2018, 705 in 2019 ".
Damage to agriculture would be one of the reasons why the hunting season is anticipated: crops destroyed, pastures grazed to the point of no longer giving fodder, quality of products compromised.
This is why farmers ask for help from hunters and the die is cast: the hunting calendar for the second year will start early. From after mid-August until 14 September, and then from 15 October it will resume for all categories.
With all due respect to all the ungulate population.
Sources: TGR Veneto / Province of Belluno
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