Mammals: Marmots and Badgers on Sight for Bolzano's Hunters

Administrators of Bolzano County decided to open the hunting season for 2300 marmots (Marmota marmota) and 150 badgers (Meles meles), in spite of the National Act of 1992 (Legge 11 febbraio 1992, n. 157).

What does it mean administrative autonomy in Alto Adige? For my badger brothers and my marmots friends it means a death sentence.

Please, don't get me wrong. I'm not saying that men should not manage environment or even animal populations, if there is a scientific evidence of ecological risk (i.e.: the case of eradication of alien species).

I simply would prefer more intelligent solutions to ecological problems. I'll give you an example: the Corriere della sera, as many other media, reported today this decision of Bolzano Province. The same journal recently (July 18) reported that in the Park of Dolomiti Bellunesi (Veneto: few kilometres distant from Alto Adige) is running a three-year-project to reintroduce the marmot! A rodents, the journalist say, almost disappeared by these mountains!!! Do you think what I'm thinking?

I know, if you hope men thinking an intelligent solution, you loose your time.