Calls Grow to Extend Rabbit Hunting Throughout the Year Due to Severe Agricultural Sector Losses in Castilla-La Mancha

Asaja Castilla-La Mancha has requested that wild rabbits be allowed to be hunted throughout the entire year due to the ineffectiveness of the temporary hunting emergency area declaration. This was agreed upon by the Regional Executive Committee of the agricultural organization, which met yesterday in Toledo to analyze the situation of different agricultural and livestock sectors. Asaja C-LM has criticized the continued adoption of the same measures for damage prevention when the result is "clearly insufficient". Regarding the coordinated rabbit control plan in overpopulated areas activated by the regional government, the agricultural organization recalled that in previous years specific actions were also carried out in specific zones, and the reality is that no region has reversed the situation. "Control measures, in hunting or non-hunting areas, must be applied persistently and continuously in those areas where damage is detected over a prolonged period, including special or ...