Hotel Owner Demands Action on Frogs Causing Business Disruptions

In recent days, he had announced it, but yesterday, Roberto Vivaldi, owner of the Hotel Passo San Giovanni, took pen and paper and wrote to the Province to report the serious issues caused to his business and the image of his hotel by the incredible invasion of frogs that affected the Passo area in recent days.

A calm but clear and firm letter, this is what the tourism entrepreneur sent to the Pat, to the Ufficio Biotopi del Servizio Parchi e Foreste Demaniali (Office of Biotopes of the Parks and State Forests Service), and for awareness, to the Provincial Environment Councillor Iva Berasi and to the Mayor of Nago-Torbole, Giuseppe Parolari.

“Find a solution quickly – the essence of his message – or I will hold you accountable for the substantial damages this phenomenon is causing me”.

“From your side – Vivaldi writes – there has been great willingness in creating barriers that prevent amphibians from crossing. However, my concern arises precisely from the presence of these barriers which, while limiting damage, spoil the aesthetics of the park behind the hotel and restrict space for guests who will be staying at the hotel in the coming days (already potential guests have decided not to stay, scared by the incredible presence of frogs).”

Duration of the problem and necessary interventions

Quite a challenging situation, which experts say will last at least another 10-15 days, that is, until the natural “flee” of the amphibians from Lake Loppio is expected to end.

“This year – continues the hotel owner – I am renovating the hotel and also creating new outdoor structures (swimming pool, playground, etc.). Unfortunately, at this time, none of this is possible. I hope – concludes the letter – that this situation will last only a few more days and that you will reach a solution to the problem.”

If this situation persists, I will, against my will, be forced to seek legal compensation for the serious disruptions caused to my activity.

Furthermore, in recent months, adult frogs descending from the mountain to deposit their eggs in the lake had caused various traffic issues.

It was therefore foreseeable that the hatching of the eggs and the migration of the froglets in the opposite direction would create the chaos that is indeed occurring. Probably, the problem has been underestimated.”