Wild boars in Rome have been a force of chaos for over the past decade, by feasting on refuse, disrupting traffic, and intruding on the Vatican. These wild boars are seen as cute piglets or a symbol of urban decay. While people do see them differently, their lives might not last long. Recently, authorities have begun to have a concern that the boars could spread African swine fever. The fear of this virus has already prompted several countries, including China, who imposed costly import bans of Italian pork.
This caused a government task force created in March to lower the country’s boar population which counted to be several million- by 50%, after dead bodies, infected with African swine fever were found in northwestern Italy. More recent cases were found, including Rome. The efforts to wipe out this virus could be an uphill battle. They were also worried because although African swine fever is harmless to people, it could destroy the population of commercial-raised pigs, which hurts the supply of pigs and endangers people’s jobs.
However, Angelo Ferrari has gotten a solution saying that the only way of getting rid of the virus is making its way through the boar population inside a specific “red zone.” More than a dozen traps have been set up outside Rome’s Great Ring Junction. Selective hunters have already put down 3,500 boars. However, there has been no medicine or vaccine for African swine fever. Now, Rome is trying to fix this problem and get a cure for African swine fever.
This caused a government task force created in March to lower the country’s boar population which counted to be several million- by 50%, after dead bodies, infected with African swine fever were found in northwestern Italy. More recent cases were found, including Rome. The efforts to wipe out this virus could be an uphill battle. They were also worried because although African swine fever is harmless to people, it could destroy the population of commercial-raised pigs, which hurts the supply of pigs and endangers people’s jobs.
However, Angelo Ferrari has gotten a solution saying that the only way of getting rid of the virus is making its way through the boar population inside a specific “red zone.” More than a dozen traps have been set up outside Rome’s Great Ring Junction. Selective hunters have already put down 3,500 boars. However, there has been no medicine or vaccine for African swine fever. Now, Rome is trying to fix this problem and get a cure for African swine fever.
