This Holy Thursday, both police forces announced the continuation of wild boar search and capture operations to create a 'sanitary vacuum' preventing disease spread. The Head of Rural Agents, Jaume Torralba, highlighted ongoing efforts to keep the 'zero zone' free of wild boars and confirmed the deployment of a third containment barrier to the north, extending to the B-40, between Abrera and Terrassa.
“"We continue to work 24 hours a day, seven days a week."
Operations focus on three main fronts: locating and removing carcasses to minimize contagion risk, capturing live specimens within the infected zone and its immediate surroundings, and ensuring the 'encapsulation' of Collserola. Torralba expressed satisfaction with the significant reduction in wild boar density, with 268 specimens captured in the last week within a 20-kilometer radius, and only three new positives detected in the high-risk zone.
“"As long as the positives are within this zone, we are relatively unconcerned."
To reinforce containment, the Agriculture department had already announced the delimitation of a third barrier on the other side of the Llobregat River, which according to Torralba 'is already being executed and planned'. This measure is considered more preventive than strictly necessary, aiming to 'provide peace of mind to the operation' and 'guarantee execution' should any wild boar escape the controlled area. Additional technical means such as drones and thermal cameras have been incorporated, and support is being received from personnel from other autonomous communities.
Meanwhile, Mossos d'Esquadra have increased patrols in strategic points around Collserola during this holiday weekend, anticipating a greater influx of people outdoors. The sub-inspector head of the Citizen Security unit of the Mossos d'Esquadra in Cerdanyola del Vallès, Yolanda Candel, emphasized the importance of 'respecting restrictions' to prevent the spread of the plague outside the high-risk zone. She explained that the intensive police presence aims to 'raise awareness' among citizens, although she warned that certain intolerable attitudes, such as removing or vandalizing containment elements, could lead to economic sanctions and even criminal charges. Since the outbreak began, Mossos d'Esquadra have filed reports in nine instances.
