Rome isn't exactly the sort of place you think would have a problem with dangerous wildlife, but apparently those days are—at least temporarily—over:
Residents in several neighbourhoods in northern Rome have imposed a nightly "curfew" after a spate of attacks by wild boar, which for years have roamed the Italian capital.
In the most recent encounter, a woman said a boar "was on top of my head" after she was pushed to the ground during an attack on Sunday night. The incident prompted exasperated residents of Balduina and six other districts to impose an 8.30pm curfew.
"On the [social media] chats between people in the district, and especially in group chats between people who have dogs, it is advised not to go out after 8.30pm," Gianluca Sabino, a Balduina resident, told La Repubblica newspaper. "Because at night, if somebody falls over or is hurt and nobody is around to help, then they could remain on the ground for who knows how long."
Yeah Italians invented a way to take care of this sort of problem a long time ago. It's called a lupara, and it looks a little something like this:
Once word gets around the boar community that the residents are letting fly with #3 buck, you can bet the attacks will go down. Or maybe they won't, in which case, hey, more free boar meat for everybody!
The authorities are not yet willing to get tough, however:
In response to the attack, Rome authorities announced anti-boar measures, including fencing-off areas of natural park where the animals enter the city, and regularly collecting rubbish, particularly bins in areas close to the animals' main entrance points.
The boars are laughing at this! Rome, put together a boar citizen's defense group before it's too late!
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