Search teams on private property: hunting for dead wild boars started!

Search teams on private property: hunting for dead wild boars started!

The alarm bells ring in Hesse: From now on, specialized dog addiction teams and drone-supported troops are allowed to enter private properties in order to curb dead wild boars. This is an important measure to combat the dreaded African swine plague (ASP), which can also be transferred to humans, wild and domestic pigs via carcasses. The Kassel regional council has issued a general order that applies especially to cities and municipalities in a ten-kilometer-wide strip along the national border with North Rhine-Westphalia href = "https://112-magazin.de/waldeck-frankenberg/kb-polizei/item/39245-asp-teams-duerfen-privatgrund-absuchen"> 112-magazin.de .

In the Waldeck-Frankenberg district, there has been no known case of the ASP, but the first district member Karl-Friedrich Frese emphasizes the urgency of these measures. Property owners are asked to support the search teams in their efforts and to grant access. Dead wild boars should be reported to the specialist service of food surveillance, animal welfare and veterinary beings. Everyone can help: a call on Tel. 05631/9541753 or an email is enough to put a stop to the epidemic.

What is behind the African swine fever?

The African swine fever is a highly contagious viral infection, which affects both kept and wild boar and practically always leads to the death of the animals. For humans, the disease is no risk, consuming contaminated meat is harmless. The ASP has its origin in Africa and found its way to Europe, where numerous outbreaks have been found since 2014. The southeastern EU countries are particularly affected, bmiel.de summarized.

In order to prevent the spread of the ASP, thorough measures are essential. According to the Friedrich-loeffler-institut , the risks for the introduction of the plague to Germany are high through various factors. In particular, the movement of vehicles, the improper disposal of contaminated materials and the high density of wild boar in eastern neighboring countries make measures such as the carcass attempts that have now been initiated.

It is all the more important that the population is along. Property owners are asked to actively support the search campaigns and never touch dead animals themselves, since the salvage has to take place by trained specialists. The measures and the commitment of those responsible show that in Hesse there will be serious efforts to prevent the African swine plague from spreading. If you are interested in further information, you will find everything you need on the website of the Kassel regional council.