Overview
- The Diario Oficial de Galicia published the temporary hunting emergency covering 38 comarcas and roughly 83% of the region’s territory.
- The order allows unlimited removal with priority on adult and subadult females and permits exceptional tools such as optical sights, electronic detectors and baiting, along with extended hunting days and owner-authorized waits.
- Ourense is the most affected province with 86 municipalities under the measure, while Petín was excluded after August wildfires left hunting areas below the 500-hectare minimum required.
- Cage traps deployed through municipal agreements have captured 131 boar in towns including Sada, Arteixo, Oleiros, A Coruña and O Grove, with authorities citing strong results in urban and peri-urban zones.
- Farmer and hunter groups question the effectiveness, noting only 228 of 18,884 boar in 2024/2025 were taken during the prior emergency period, as the Xunta points to mounting damage reports and DGT data on crashes and seeks a unified national census methodology.