Do not go near the wild boars to film them, do not feed them, keep the dogs on a leash and keep the bins clean, because "if there was no food on the street, the problem would solve itself".
In the face of an increase in cases of swine fever, to indicate the need for "an urgent need for education of citizens who live with the problem of wild boars in the city", is Enrico Alleva, expert in animal behavior, academic of the Lincei, who spoke to Agorà, on Rai3.
"Starting from a sober life that threw nothing away, we moved on to filling the bins with excellent food, - explains Alleva, research director at the Istituto Superiore di Sanità for decades - and wild boars, when they realize it, enter the city in droves. The individuals who have a more exploratory personality leave first, then, when they realize that there is no particular danger, the rest of the group arrives. And the streets become a manger. "
These animals "are often nursing mothers who are looking for nutrient-rich foods, so the dumpster is particularly attractive to them."
So "a precaution is not to make the food easily accessible, inserting it inside the bin.
Because the wild boar does not fly".
These animals "would have no desire to attack humans, because they are not carnivores" but then be careful "not to unleash the predator archetype".
For example, "approaching with the mobile phone, keeping the course fixed, gives the signal that a potential predator of larger size is aiming at them".
So "they shouldn't be filmed, they should be watched from a certain distance".
But "the greatest danger is to feed them because, if they understand that the human species feeds them, then we should not be surprised if a wild boar, perhaps of large dimensions, goes to meet the lady who goes out with the shopping from the supermarket".
As for the risk for domestic animals: "in nature a predator of the wild boar is the wolf. The dog is a domesticated wolf, therefore in areas where wild boars are reported, dogs must be on a leash and controlled".