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Part of situation: Escalating wild boar management challenges in Italy (7 clusters)

Pescara implements wild boar containment plan

Pescara wild boar urban wildlife management African Swine Fever Italy

Mayor Carlo Masci has issued an ordinance in Pescara to address a significant wild boar presence in urban and peri-urban areas. A recent census by hunting guards estimated approximately 186 wild boars residing in inhabited zones, including areas such as Fosso Vallelunga, Colle Pizzuto, and near local cemeteries.

The extraordinary containment and removal plan, which includes controlled culling, is scheduled to remain in effect until December 31, 2028. The initiative follows national and European directives aimed at preventing African Swine Fever (ASF). The local police will coordinate urban and road safety during operations, while authorized volunteer hunting guards will conduct the field interventions.

To support these efforts, the ordinance prohibits the direct or indirect feeding of wildlife and the abandonment of food waste. Landowners and residents in affected zones are instructed to maintain properties in a manner that does not encourage wild boar shelter or feeding, specifically regarding the management of organic waste and refuse accumulation.

Entities

Abruzzo Region · Carlo Masci · ISPRA · Pescara · Pescara Local Police

Claims

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  • [○ 1 SOURCE] The plan aims to prevent the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF). www.rete8.it
  • [○ 1 SOURCE] Landowners must prevent the accumulation of waste that could provide food for wild boars. giornaledimontesilvano.com
  • [○ 1 SOURCE] The wild boar containment plan is in effect until December 31, 2028. www.rete8.it
  • [● 2 SOURCES] Hunting guards estimated a population of approximately 186 wild boars in the area. giornaledimontesilvano.com · www.rete8.it
  • [○ 1 SOURCE] Authorized volunteer hunting guards will conduct the operational interventions. www.rete8.it
  • [○ 1 SOURCE] Pescara Mayor Carlo Masci signed Ordinance no. 148 on October 22, 2026. www.rete8.it
  • [○ 1 SOURCE] The Pescara Local Police will coordinate urban and road security during operations. www.rete8.it
  • [○ 1 SOURCE] The ordinance prohibits the direct or indirect feeding of wild fauna, specifically wild boars. giornaledimontesilvano.com

Sources

Pescara, divieto di alimentare cinghiali e evitare accumuli di immondizia. [giornaledimontesilvano.com]
Cinghiali in città, il sindaco di Pescara firma un’ordinanza [www.abruzzonews.eu]
Cinghiali a Pescara, censiti 186 esemplari. Scatta l’ordinanza del sindaco Masci [www.notiziedabruzzo.it]
Emergenza cinghiali, via libera Ispra al prelievo e contenimento urbano [primopianomolise.it]
Emergenza ungulati: a Pescara parte la caccia al cinghiale [www.rete8.it]