«Wildlife and damage worth millions of euros», farmers also taking to the streets in Sardinia
The Coldiretti demonstration: «Respect the laws on containment, regional coordination is needed»
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Hundreds of farmers and breeders under the prefectures of all of Sardinia against the wild fauna that devastates the crops . Millions of euros in damages, according to Coldiretti .
«We are not against animals, we raise them - said the regional secretary Luca Saba from the Cagliari garrison - But let those who are against the containment provided for by law come and collect what is no longer there because it has been destroyed by wildlife . Regional coordination is needed to truly address an increasingly serious problem: we must not waste time."
Wild boars, deer, crows, nutrias, cormorants. «The climatic effects are not enough - recalls Giorgio Demurtas , president of Coldiretti Cagliari - every day Sardinian farmers and breeders have to notice crop losses and damage on the farm after the passage of these animals: it's time to intervene, the very safety of motorists on the roads is at stake roads".
Alarm also in Oristano . Especially for wild boars , in the last 5 years alone, compensation of 226 thousand euros has been paid (compared to over 348 thousand euros in total for all damage caused by wildlife) or approximately 82% compared to 18% from other animals. According to the survey, the most affected territories are those of Sinis and Montiferru . Furthermore, overall, during 2022 and 2023, 85 and 83 road accidents caused by wild boar were confirmed respectively.
In Nuoro - reports Coldiretti - in the five-year period 2016/2020 the damage caused to the agricultural companies that submitted applications can be quantified at over 300 thousand euros (195 applications accepted out of 225 presented) and an average of 1,500 euros per application approved with an average annual amount of 60 thousand euro (top three municipalities for amounts compensated Bitti, Nuoro and Dorgali). There were 360 road accidents detected in the 2018/2021 period in the province.
In Sassari the containment plan highlights how between 2015 and 2021 compensation of just under 860 thousand euros was requested from the municipalities , while in the two-year period 2020/2021 the requests stood at almost 370 thousand euros. More than half of the total compensation is spent on damages reported in the municipalities of Sassari and Alghero alone. Another growing figure is that of road accidents which went from 150 in 2014 to 248 in 2019 until the surge in 2021 when the Plan recorded 400.
Coldiretti also cites the report of the association of supporters and friends of the traffic police: in Sardinia there have been 4 serious accidents (people seriously injured or dead) in recent years caused by animals .
(Unioneonline/vl)
