“Wild boars were probably attracted to human settlements as people started settling down and began growing their own food,” ...

These hybrid creatures — part domesticated pig, part wild boar — have been wreaking havoc ... like acorns and soaproot plants, which are drawing the animals to the region’s parks and trails.

Animal protection groups have criticized the measure as experts debate whether the rise in wild boar attacks justifies killing large numbers of animals, and if hunting is the right solution to ...

The province is now placing a moratorium on new wild boar farms, which means no new wild pig farms are able to operate. Farms had until Jan. 1 to apply for a licence at no cost. Restrictions are ...

In France, however, one has conquered hearts. A wild boar under threat of euthanasia by local authorities has become a celebrity in France, with support from animal rights campaigners and French ...