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Sedico, fox with the mange down. “The Province must intervene”

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IF I SAY. What to do with a fox with anger? What about a chamois with mange? After a certain time, in the province there is no longer an effective veterinary service and not even the provincial police is able to intervene. In recent days, a small fox had been found by some passers-by in the Candaten area, in the territory of the Municipality of Sedico, within which there is a well-known space with picnic grills. The animal looked very weak and was also exhausted from fatigue.

Whoever found her tried to do something, taking her to a veterinarian in Celarda, just outside Feltre, who, after having diagnosed her with mange, decided it was better to suppress it. He was no longer eating and his condition was further deteriorating. There was no longer any hope of being able to save her. What ordinary citizens or the most competitive hikers do not know is what to do in the event of a close (always exciting) encounter with a wild animal, moreover in difficulty, in the absence of a recovery center, which is available when needed. The appeal comes from a reader named Michela Scanagatta, who was present the other day and tried in turn to try to save the fox. Perhaps if the rescue had been a little more timely, there would still have been some hope.

But you need to know what to do and move accordingly: “Unfortunately, a service capable of meeting these needs has not developed in the province of Belluno”, explains veterinary Natalia Mellini, “yet we are talking about a mountainous area, rich in fauna. wild that should always be ready to intervene. Instead this does not happen and I would say that it is not a small problem ».

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The provincial police might think about it, compatibly with the timetables of their operators: “This happens, but no later than 7 pm. A problem, because very often the savage leaves her refuge in the mountains, to go down to the valley, maybe even just to drink, when there is less traffic on the roads. It is a service which is greatly missed and should be restored ».

Who could, indeed should, take charge of it? “I believe that the competence should belong to the Province.” Mellini underlines, “I see no alternatives, given that the wildlife heritage is a national asset and the first garrison in the area is the provincial body. I don’t know who else could take care of it, especially in a winning way. Certainly not the citizens, who do not have the necessary skills, to move in the most appropriate way ».

Someone could say the veterinarians, that is to say the figures with greater competence: «I received a few calls and I answered as quickly as possible and not only because, otherwise, I would have committed the crime of omitting official acts. But then also the operators of the Ulss, in particular those who have an availability ».

What you shouldn’t do is let yourself go to tenderness. That fox cub was beautiful, but attention is needed. It is not a little dog: «It is not the case with begin to caress him », Mellini warns,« he may not like, but above all he may have illnesses. I know that fox had mange, for example. ‘

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