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Italian regional hunting bans due to myxomatosis

Overview

In late October 2026, the Lombardy region implemented hunting bans in several areas, including the provinces of Mantua and Cremona, to protect rabbit populations from the Toledo variant of myxomatosis. These measures followed census data showing significant population decreases and mirrored similar conservation actions taken in Varese, the Bergamasque Prealps, and the Ferrara province of Emilia-Romagna.

By early November, the Veneto region expanded its own hunting bans to include 12 additional hunting areas and 7 alpine districts. This response follows the detection of the ha-Myxovirus (Toledo-MYXV) strain, which was first identified in Italy in September. This recombinant virus, capable of infecting both rabbits and hares, was initially detected in August at a hare farm in Padua before spreading to wild populations in the Padua and Venice hunting areas.

Entities

Mantua · IZSLER · Venice · Veneto · Emilia-Romagna

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Timeline

  1. [INTERNATIONAL] 7 sources
    Veneto expands hunting ban due to rabbit virus outbreak

    Veneto has extended its hunting ban on hares until November 30 due to the spread of the ha-Myxovirus, a recombinant strain of myxomatosis affecting both rabbits and hares.

  2. [POLITICS] 3 sources
    Lombardy implements hunting bans to combat rabbit myxomatosis

    Lombardy has banned rabbit hunting in Mantua and most of Cremona starting October 26 to protect populations from myxomatosis.

Sources

calabrianews.it · entilocali-online.it · ilfattonisseno.it · mantovauno.it · notizie.it · periodicodaily.com · unmondoditaliani.com