(haipo) - Four months after Yona Yahav took office, there was a decrease in the frequency of encounters with wild boars, the feeling of harm from them and the urgency of treating them, according to a survey conducted by Prof. Itai Barry from the University of Haifa.
Four months after Yona Yahav took office, there was a moderate decrease in the proportion of residents who cited wild boars as the most urgent issue - 24% compared to 26% in February 2024.
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The pigs are still on top
The wild boars are still in first place, but the differences between the urgency of this problem and other problems such as roads and sidewalks (17%) have narrowed. At the same time, the frequency of encounters and the feeling of harm from wild boars has decreased significantly, according to a new survey conducted at the University of Haifa during the first half of August, four months after Mayor Yona Yahav took office. The proportion of residents who never met wild boars increased from 10% to 31%, more than threefold. The proportion of residents who encountered wild boars two to three times a week or more decreased between February 2024 and August 2024 from 27% to 10%, a decrease of about two-thirds. The proportion of residents who met a wild boar once a week or more dropped from 53% to 34%.
"Apparently, this decrease in the number of encounters and friction with wild boars stems from the municipality's policy, which included first and foremost the killing of wild boars in large quantities, as well as other actions such as fencing, frequent emptying of garbage cans, and a public campaign to prevent the feeding of wild boars," says Prof. Itai Bari, head The Department of Administration and Public Policy from the School of Political Science at the University of Haifa, editor of the survey.
A distinct decrease in the feeling of injury
In a survey conducted as part of a multi-year study, 406 residents of the city of Haifa participated, constituting a representative sample of the Haifa population. The survey also shows that between February 2024 and August 2024 there was a significant and clear decrease in the feeling of harm from wild pigs. The sense of personal harm decreased from 2.7 (on a scale of 1-5, where 5 reflects the most severe sense of harm) to 1.8. The feeling of being hurt by acquaintances and relatives decreased from 2.9 to 2.0. Haifa residents' sense of harm to the quality of life dropped from 3.8 to 3.0.
Therefore, the proportion of citizens who reported that the feeling of being harmed was high or very high, decreased by about 20% and reached the lowest level since this measurement began at the end of 2020.
in favor of increased supervision
As for the support of the municipal policy, in regards to dealing with the wild boar feeders, the survey shows that 86% of the citizens believe that the supervision, the fines, the reporting to the 106 hotline and the information against the wild boar feeders should be increased. Alongside these figures, a significant minority of 11%-19% expressed opposition to a policy aimed at reducing the feeding of wild boars. 78% of the residents support the capture-castration-return to wadis of the pigs (which is not used today) while 17%-16% of the residents expressed opposition to this practice.
Resistance to injury to puppies
The survey also shows that 84% of the residents support the killing of adult and unruly wild boars that enter the urban area, even after the criticism that was heard regarding the widespread use of this urban policy. However, when it comes to piglets, pregnant or lactating sows, the support for killing drops to 47%.
In the case of piglets, pregnant sows and sows during lactation, the opposition is relatively strong: 45% of the citizens oppose killing in these cases. "The scope of the use of killing wild boars in February 2024 was relatively low and therefore drew less criticism and opposition from the citizens. In addition, in the months of March to August 2024, although the public 'enjoyed' the fruits of the municipal policy that reduced the friction with the wild boars, it was exposed to sights and reports that increased the criticism towards the municipality's policy. "The Haifa public prefers to 'go with and feel without'", Prof. Barry concluded.
Judenrat. This newspaper too. And the residents too. One day these Bedouins will hunt you down. Remember what I said.
Sadists encouraging slaughter
If you love them so much, take a pig home and raise it.
Quantities have decreased!! Works in the field..
Pigs and residents cannot live together
Living with Bibi supporters is just like living with pigs
We must continue to eliminate this dangerous phenomenon by increasing the number of people treating it, and everything must be done to end this health-safety hazard once and for all and as soon as possible. There are still a large number of them roaming freely and threatening public peace, not to mention the number of deadly viruses found in their blood after their blood was tested. Whoever feeds them - charge him or her with high fines and take all legal measures against them so that it stops. Heavy penalties + increasing the work rate will eliminate this difficult problem.
The pigs are still roaming in the Freud area. They come from Huadi. I report to 106 and there is no change. You can check that I call there. Last Friday at 19.30:XNUMX I left my house and next to the square two medium-sized pigs were running one after the other. All in all, a fence along the section from Huadi near the house He would have solved the problem. Fear of God to turn yellow especially in the evening.
Please take care of the matter and maybe he will come to see what it is about.
very true Therefore, we must continue to eliminate this problem quickly. They hurt everyone: children, adults, the elderly and even attack dogs.
Where is the police 👮
It's called murder and extermination, not death.
This is called dilution
Hagit, it's on Hanita Street, but it's not important...