The government has launched a pilot scheme across 15 mainland districts offering hunting areas payments of €50 for every male wild boar and €70 for every female culled above historical averages. The programme, which runs until the end of May 2027, includes an extra €10 incentive for processing the meat and requires strict registration of each animal on the ICNF's RUBUS platform.
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The government is implementing a pilot project to control the wild boar population, which officials describe as being in 'full lack of control.' The project provides financial incentives of 50 euros per male and 70 euros per female for animals culled above historical averages in 65 municipalities across 15 mainland districts, aiming to reduce agricultural losses, road accidents, and the risk of African swine fever.
Environmental NGO Quercus has criticized the government's pilot scheme to cull wild boars, describing the incentive-based payment system as insufficient. The government's plan intends to offer payments of 50 euros per male and 70 euros per female culled across 60 districts to address population growth and related damage to crops and infrastructure.
The government launched a 500,000-euro pilot scheme through ICNF to encourage additional wild boar culling across 65 mainland municipalities, offering 50 euros per male and 70 euros per female above historical averages, plus a 10-euro bonus for meat routed to approved game handling facilities. Pre-registrations opened Wednesday and applications run until May 31, 2027, with payouts capped at 2,000 euros per hunting area and subject to proportional reduction if funds run out.