There are wild boars in Tianwan again. The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department dispatched to capture 5 wild boars and deal with them humanely.
According to the "Hong Kong Wild Boar Concern Group" on the Internet, some members of the public found that the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department started a wild boar capture operation in the area of Shek Pai Wan Road at 6 pm today (13th), and veterinarians used anesthesia gun to capture 5 wild boars. And humane treatment with drug injection, the operation was completed at 9:00.
Starting at about 6 pm, AFCD staff started a wild boar trapping operation at the Shek Pai Wan Road Playground. From the clip provided by readers, it can be seen that many trappers were holding shields and seized the anaesthetized wild boar. They were also nearby. The AFCD staff continued to catch wild boars on the hillside opposite the Tan Kung Ye Temple. The veterinarians used anesthesia guns to capture 5 wild boars and treated them humanely with drug injections. The whole operation lasted from 3 hours to 9 p.m. Finish.
In order to cooperate with the operation, the traffic police blocked the intersection of Tin Wan Shan Road and Shek Pai Wan Road, and imposed traffic control on the flyover on Tin Wan Shan Road. The traffic at the scene was congested for a time.
Neighbors nearby said that it is common for wild boars to haunt the area around the playground, and sometimes there are as many as 10 wild boars. However, since November last year, the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department announced that it will regularly capture and humanely destroy wild boars that appear in urban areas. After the installation of CCTVs in the area of the playground on the above site, the frequency of feeding wild boars by neighbors has been reduced, resulting in a significant reduction in the number of wild boars in the area.
The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department announced earlier that it will study some black spots by improving the design of garbage cans, or by reducing the feeding of wild boars by the public through education or law enforcement, so as to reduce the number of wild boars. If successful, other black spots will also follow. use the relevant method.
The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said that it will continue to capture wild boars and give priority to locations where there are many wild boars, where wild boars have injured people or where wild boars may pose a danger to the public.
The AFCD will also publish the relevant figures of wild boar caught on the AFCD website (www.afcd.gov.hk) in due course for the public's reference.
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