Quercus says wild boar bounty treats symptoms and urges wolf recovery instead

Environmental association Quercus has responded cautiously to the government's pilot scheme offering 50 euros per male and 70 euros per female wild boar killed in 60 municipalities. It argues the scheme addresses a consequence, not the causes. Quercus points to the decline of the Iberian wolf, estimated at around 300 animals in Portugal, and to the spread of monocultures at the expense of native forest, which leaves boar with less natural food. It cites a 2020-2022 ICNF plan concluding that recreational hunting is not a sufficient control tool, and asks whether densities will be measured before and after the scheme.