Rome, 15 May 2022 – A ministerial order is on the way to deal with the emergency of the over the pig in Rome: the red zonethen theselective killing of wild boars. The document will be signed by tomorrow at the Ministry of Health, which is also preparing a plan for the containment of wild boars, a presence that has now become invasive throughout the capital.
“I believe in the day of tomorrow the ordinance will be signed by the commissioner regarding the Rome areaso the red zone and all possible activities within this area will be defined “, announced the Undersecretary of Health, Andrea Costawith delegation to over swine. Costa also explained that a plan for the eradication of the virus “Which will obviously provide for the selective killing due to the presence of wild boars on our territory”.
Costa: “We have a double emergency”
I’m six cases ascertained in Rome, but the numbers are destined to grow. “We must be aware – the undersecretary clarified – that we are facing two emergencies. The first is that linked to over swine, and for this reason we are implementing a whole series of strategies “, the other emergency,” wider, is the presence of wild boars on our territory, which goes beyond what the expected density should be, causing damage to agriculture and dangers and in this respect – concluded Costa – I believe that we need to put in place a plan that provides for the significant reduction the presence of these animals on our territory “.
What’s happening in Rome
After the discovery of the first ones wild boar carcasses and the confirmation of the first infections in the protected area of the Insugherata, close to the Grande Raccordo Anulare, in the Capital, an new outbreak of African swine fever.
An ordinance for the red zone which therefore could expand the areas already indicated as at risk. The Lazio Region had signed its own ordinance after the first animal found sick in the Insugherata park. As an infected area, an area with an extension of approx 5mila hectares which included a part of the Parco di Veioa portion of the‘Insugheratethen the entire surface of the Pineto Park and the reserve of Monte Mario.
Provisions also for the other Regions
In addition to the capital, where the cases of ungulates infected by the virus have already risen to sixthe undersecretary had announced that they would arrive measures also in other regions most affected by the emergency, for now Liguria and Tuscany. “The selective killing of wild boars is in the pipeline. On Monday I will be in Piedmont and let’s try to close the circle”Said Costa during the day.
In the last few days it was the Regions that had urged regulatory intervention. The President of the Conference, Massimiliano Fedrigahad in fact written to Minister Stefano Patuanelli asking for support for the legislative proposal prepared by the Ministry of Ecological Transition to effectively contribute to wild boar control and other species of ungulates. With the announcement of him Costa thus follows up requests from Regioni reiterating the importance of taking the situation head on, both as regards the over africana, both for the presence of wild boars on the territory, the latter becomes a real emergency.