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| العنوان: |
The Effect of the Wild Boar Hunting System on Agricultural Damages: The North-East of Italy as a Case Scenario. |
| المؤلفون: |
Cecchini, Valentina, Franchini, Marcello, Benfatto, Michele, Filacorda, Stefano, Corazzin, Mirco, Bovolenta, Stefano |
| المصدر: |
Animals (2076-2615); Jan2024, Vol. 14 Issue 1, p42, 20p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
WILD boar hunting, AGRICULTURE, WILD boar, CROPS, AGRICULTURAL pests, SWINE farms |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: |
ITALY |
| مستخلص: |
Simple Summary: The wild boar Sus scrofa is considered as one of the main agricultural pests by farmers. Hunting is a common strategy used across Europe to reduce wild boar abundance and, in turn, damages to agricultural crops. However, results are still debated. In this research, data on official claims (i.e., damages to crops), wild boar local counts and hunting bags collected from 2019 to 2022 were analysed to ascertain the effect of the hunting system carried out in the north-east of Italy on the number of crop damages. The findings obtained showed no clear spatial overlap among wild boar hunting, wild boar density and damages to agriculture. Furthermore, the current hunting system did not produce significant effects on crop damages by wild boar. The numeric control of the species oriented towards more age classes in a similar percentage should be preferred to mitigate damages. Hunting is a method commonly used in several European countries to reduce crop damages by wild boar Sus scrofa. However, results are still controversial and poorly treated. Using data on official claims (i.e., damages to crops) and wild boar local counts and hunting bags collected from 2019 to 2022, the purpose of this work was to evaluate the effect of the hunting system (divided into eradication and non-eradication areas) carried out in the north-east of Italy on the number of agricultural damages. The spatio-temporal distribution of wild boar hunting, density and damages as well as the effect of hunting, were evaluated through the hotspot analysis and the zero-inflated models, respectively. The results obtained revealed no clear spatial overlap among wild boar hunting, wild boar density and damages to agriculture in both the eradication and non-eradication areas. Moreover, the current level of harvesting did not significantly affect the number of agricultural damages. A multifaceted approach focused on the numeric control of the species based on accurate local counts and oriented towards more age classes in a similar percentage should be preferred to mitigate damages to cultivars. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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