The hunters say they do not keep up with the hunt. The Polish hunters ' Union promised 5 million PLN from the National Fund of environmental protection for the purchase of 203 refrigerated storage of carcasses of wild boars shot in the fight against the virus. Shooting is already three years and still, says a representative of the Union, killed about 1.5 million animals.

Have hunting clubs already have refrigerators, purchased by them or the veterinary inspection, but not enough. Have shot wild boar samples are taken from going to the lab. Carcasses of pigs be sealed in the refrigerator and wait for results to nine days. If at least one sample to confirm the virus, the entire contents of the refrigerator is destroyed. Until receiving the results, the hunters can't hunt, because they simply have nowhere to store carcasses.

The national Fund for environmental protection of Poland saidthat now all shot in the areas of ASF boars, regardless of their epidemic status is sent for recycling. The boar from the refrigerator, the study did not show an infection, will be transferred for processing and use, which will reduce the amount of waste in the environment.

The ASF virus appeared in Poland in mid-February 2014, most likely from infected boars that are moved from the territory of Belarus. Since then, in Poland identified 108 of outbreaks in pigs, and the 1863 accident boars. The area ASF is sharply increased in late November of last year, when the virus crossed the border of the Vistula. According to the Ministry of agriculture this happened due to infected food from the Eastern border of the country.