AFCD catches 2 wild boars on Mount Parker Road since last November, 76 wild boars have been captured for humane destruction

Three cases of wild boar wounding occurred on Mount Parker Road, Eastern District of Hong Kong Island in a short period of time. The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department dispatched staff to conduct investigation and capture operations at the site for several days. In the afternoon of this (21st), two wild boars who took the initiative to snatch food were caught with a sedative gun. wild boar and humanely treated by drug injection.

▼In 2021, the AFCD first dispatched 7 wild boars on Shenwan Road to be humanely destroyed after being anesthetized▼

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The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department dispatched officers to carry out investigation and capture operations on Mount Parker Road in Eastern District on the latest day. Two wild boars who were taking the initiative to snatch food were captured with a sedative gun this afternoon, and were treated with drug injections for humane treatment.

Taking into account the new measures for wild boar management announced in November last year, as of today, the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department has captured and humanely handled 76 wild boars that caused nuisance or posed potential danger to the public in urban areas and near residential areas.

Wild boars break into Dakouwan Children's Hospital for a walk. Police hold shields to be on guard for walking on the female Baijia Mountain Road. They are bitten by wild boars. Similar attacks have killed 73 wild boars in 4 killing operations within 4 months. and increase the penalty