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11 municipalities will participate in the Government's project for wild boar control. The concrete measures, the territories that will be covered, and the rules of the program are not yet known.
The presence of the animals is “out of control” and causing concern among residents. Hunters no longer have the capacity to store more wild boars, the mayor states.
Chestnut producers in Cova de Lua complain about the damage caused by the animals.
The Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests (ICNF) and the local municipality are increasing measures to manage the entry of wild boars into urban areas in Setúbal.
The Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests (ICNF) will reinforce the containment plan for the wild boar population in Arrábida, Setúbal, focusing on entry channels into urban spaces and beaches.
Priority is currently being given to requests for correcting excessive wild boar densities in the Arrábida Natural Park area. The increase is associated with the post-birth period.
There are electric fences, coexistence programmes, prevention, habitat restoration, ecological corridors and various other measures that do not immediately involve the killing of animals. Column by Rita Silva
In recent months, shepherds' complaints about attacks have been increasing on the Mirandese Plateau.
In recent months, complaints from shepherds reporting attacks have been on the rise on the Mirandese Plateau.
