Journal of Ecology & Natural Resources (JENR)

ISSN: 2578-4994

Research Article

Assessing the Risk of Damages by Wild Boars (Sus Scrofa) in Italian Apennines. Preliminary Report

Authors: Nicoletta Miraglia* and Aldo Di Brita

DOI: 10.23880/jenr-16000341

Abstract

Wildlife, particularly wild ungulates, has experienced a significant demographic increase throughout Europe, especially in the last 30 years. The objective of this study was to create a preliminary impact map of wild boars (Sus scrofa) in the Molise region of the Italian Southern Apennines, and their correlation with road accidents. A GIS software was used to process a map, and the impact of wild boars was categorized based on land use. An analysis of the environmental characteristics of the neighboring raster was conducted, considering the presence of roads, particularly with respect to accident events. The geo- referenced damages were superimposed onto the impact risk map. The geo-referenced damages caused by wild boars indicate that they are primarily concentrated in areas where road accidents have occurred and where there is a high risk of impact. These maps serve as a valuable starting point for managing wild boars in the region by optimizing strategies from technical and economic perspectives. This process must include population control by evaluating the Annual Useful Increase index (IUA), based on processes related to birth-immigration and mortality-emigration of the species.

Keywords: Human-wildlife conflict; Landscape features; Wild boars (Sus scrofa); Spatial data; Road accidents

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