(ANSA) - ROME, JAN 13 - The damage to agriculture caused in Italy by the cinghalis in seven years, from 2015 to 2021, is close to 120 million euros for a total of over 105,000 events.
The annual amounts fluctuate between 14.6 and 18.7 million euros, with an average of over 17 million.
These are some of the results of the first nationwide survey that Ispra presented at a Confagricoltura event in Viterbo.
The most affected regions are Abruzzo and Piedmont with, respectively, 18 and 17 million euros in damages over the 7 years.
It then emerges that over 2 million wild boars were taken in Italy in the period considered, with about 300,000 animals slaughtered each year.
In addition to Abruzzo and Piedmont, the other regions most affected by the damage are, with over 10 million, Tuscany, Campania and Lazio.
Overall, 36% of the amounts (about 30 million euros) for damages refer to national and regional protected areas, the remaining part (about 89 million euros) to non-protected areas.
In addition, picking activity increased by 45%.
The study was carried out thanks to the information provided by the Regions and Protected Areas and which Ispra communicated to the Ministers of the Environment and Agriculture.
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