Overview
- The Generalitat, which on Thursday detailed its new plan, raised funding from €1.4 million to €5.19 million to speed wild boar control and disease containment.
- New money includes about €250,000 for the Catalan Hunting Federation to hire a coordinator for three months and pay for traps, thermal scopes for night work, fuel, and veterinary care for dogs.
- Three urban and peri‑urban wildlife capture firms will be contracted for €600,000 to work near towns where boar are hard to remove and biosecurity is critical.
- Commercial channels for game meat will get €2.2 million to ensure safe traceability, including €976,234 in logistics and processing contracts so captured boar do not pile up.
- Surveillance found 14 new African swine fever positives this week for 320 total since November 28, with 22 fines issued for breaking access rules, and only about 20 boar estimated left in Cerdanyola as officials study phased, expert‑guided easing of some closures.