Residents of Rome, Italy, were once again surprised to see wild boars roaming the streets of the city amid the traffic. For the population, this situation is increasingly problematic and represents a political issue one week before the municipal elections.
A herd of fourteen wild boars and wild boars descends one of the main avenues in Rome, Italy and disrupts traffic. Another walks in front of a school. These scenes no longer even surprise the townspeople. The Italian capital is invaded this fall by these wild pigs. “What image do we give of Rome with these wild boars that come everywhere in our gardens?“, contests a resident.
Weighing up to 150 kg, they are everywhere in the city’s public parks. The mayor of Rome, Virginia Raggi, believes that the problem goes beyond the capital and that it is for the state and the regions to take their responsibilities. Farmers, whose crops are devastated, demonstrated. “The situation is out of control, more than 2.3 million wild boars live on the national territory and nothing prevents their proliferation.“said Ettore Prandini, president of the union of farmers in the region of Rome. Italian law strictly limits beatings in the name of species protection.