They leave the forests to arrive in the urban areas.
The wild boars, whose population continues to increase - they would now be nearly 3 million in France, according to the National Federation of Hunters (FNC) -, no longer hesitate to roam the city centers, to conquer new territories.
In the Gard, in Nîmes, one of the departments where their number has increased sharply, police officers on patrol surprised two wild boars in front of the Arena at 3 am this Sunday.
A case which is far from isolated, the phenomenon being observed in very many cities of the country.
"Wild boars are very opportunistic and can travel for miles to find food,
" said Thierry Coste, spokesperson for the FNC.
They adapt very easily to densely populated areas, where they find shelter and shelter without being bothered because they cannot be hunted within 150 meters of a house.
At night they feed in the garbage cans.
During the day they
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