Eligible expenses include up to 100% funding for control activities using authorised hunting techniques. Credit: WildMedia / Shutterstock.com
The Valencian Ministry of Environment, Infrastructure and Territory has granted €900,000 in aid to 88 municipalities across the Valencian Community to tackle the overabundance of wild boar and mitigate the impact this species is having on the territory.
In the Costa Blanca, the towns of Llíber, Denia, El Verger, Jalon, Pedreguer, Benissa, la Vall d’Alcalà and El Poble Nou de Benitachell will benefit from these subsidies. However, applications submitted by Orba and Ondara were rejected due to “lack of budget availability,” according to the resolution issued by the GVA’s Directorate General for Natural and Animal Environment.
The resolution was published in the Official Gazette of the Generalitat Valenciana (DOGV) in response to requests from numerous town councils seeking financial support to implement wild boar population control plans in 2025.
The aid is divided into three areas: control in common hunting zones, in private hunting estates, and the removal of carcasses. By province, the Ministry has allocated €113,534.66 to 16 towns in Alicante, €279,918.33 to 34 towns in Castellón, and €506,547.01 to 38 towns in Valencia.
More control measures
According to the Ministry, the aim is “to ensure that municipalities where control measures were not previously carried out—either due to a lack of hunting authority, insufficient resources, or high costs—can now implement them and obtain the necessary equipment to bring populations back to a normal level.”
Eligible expenses include up to 100% funding for control activities using authorised hunting techniques, collection and removal of carcasses through certified companies, as well as the purchase of specialised equipment such as cages, boxes or traps, and containers for storing remains until removal.
The Ministry is also providing aid to adapt facilities for managing wild boar carcasses, a key aspect of the strategy to reduce health and environmental risks associated with this overpopulation.