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A warning sign reading ‘African Swine Fever Surveillance Zone’, near Barcelona. Photo: AFP
Spain

Suspected swine fever cases rise as Spain struggles to limit damage to exports

Two cases and 12 possible infections reported as the European Union’s top pork producer scrambles to limit economic impact.

Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong teenager sent to hospital after boar bites his toe during camping trip

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Accidents and disasters in China

Rampaging wild boars a growing menace in China’s cities

Authorities allocate funds and encourage hunting to cull the animals, which have attacked people and damaged property across the country.

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Wild boar problems are not unique to mainland China. Hong Kong has started capturing and culling the animals to reduce their numbers. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong environmental issues

Explainer | Unsure what to do if a wild boar attacks? Hong Kong experts sort fact from hogwash

Wilderness experts share safety tips after woman attacked by wild boar during camping trip on city’s tallest peak.

Hong Kong environmental issues

Microplastics found in 85% of faeces collected from wild animals in Hong Kong

Greenpeace works with researchers to analyse 100 faecal samples from buffalo, cattle, boars, macaques and porcupines in Hong Kong’s countryside.

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Accidents and personal safety

Explainer | What should Hong Kong drivers know about road accidents involving animals?

After recent crashes where drivers have been hurt and animals killed, the Post looks at legal liabilities, insurance issues and best practices.

A taxi hit and killed wild boar on Saturday last week on a road in Aberdeen. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong society

2 Hong Kong taxi drivers injured, 1 wild boar killed in separate road accidents

Taxi driver forced to brake suddenly to avoid boar on Aberdeen Praya Road, but another cabby minutes later slams into and kills pig.

Hong Kong transport

2 boars lead to temporary road closure in busy Hong Kong district

Section of northbound lane of Tai Po Road closed after police officer spots two boars at 10.10am.

Hong Kong society

Editorial | Safety of Hong Kong’s hikers rests on following the rules

Deaths in Hong Kong country park are a sad reminder of risks involved in entering the city’s famed green wilderness.

A visitor is seen on Tai Mo Shan, the highest mountain in Hong Kong, 957 meters (3,100 feet) above sea level. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong environmental issues

Editorial | Balance needed in dealing with Hong Kong’s wild boars

The government must soon determine a target population size for the animals and shift into population management, lest the culling programme become an extermination plan.

Police and Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department representatives are seen in Mong Kok flower market after a wild boar mauled a shop worker in October 2023. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong environmental issues

Hong Kong’s wild boar numbers dropped by 26% last year as culling ramped up

Ecology minister Tse Chin-wan says conservation department has reduced size of boar population by 910 since late 2021, putting it at 1,360.

Animals

Editorial | Step up patrols to ward off Hong Kong poachers

Greater monitoring needed after poaching traps found in city countryside, posing a cruel threat to animals and people. Stiffer fines could work but only if offenders think they will be caught

Animal welfare in Hong Kong

‘More illegal animal traps found in Hong Kong nature areas as dogs get snared’

Poachers place traps on quiet mountain trails, targeting animals such as foxes, porcupines and wild boars.

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An SPCA rescue team helps free a dog caught in an illegal animal trap on the slope of Shing Mun Reservoir. Photo: Elson Li
Hong Kong environmental issues

Hong Kong wild boar incident where man was bitten and creature killed questioned

Wild pig caught around 11.30am and later killed after evading capture for about two hours at Yuen Ngai Street in Mong Kok.

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A florist grabs a wild boar that invaded his shop by the ears as a baton-wielding police officer waits outside. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong

Letters | Most dangerous animal? Not the Bryde’s whale for sure

Readers write in about the death of a whale in Hong Kong waters, and why the killing of a wild boar sends young people the wrong message.

Hong Kong environmental issues

Explainer | What you need to know to avoid a wild boar attack in Hong Kong

Boar expert says it is very rare for boars to attack humans unless threatened or injured after animal attacks boy and woman.

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Accidents and personal safety

Boar put down after attacking boy and woman outside MTR station in Hong Kong

Teenage boy bitten on hand and woman on leg, according to Hong Kong police.

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The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department began euthanising wild pigs in Novem­ber 2021. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong environmental issues

Hong Kong killed 1 wild boar a day this year; experts warn of ‘cruel’ policy

Insignificant decrease in nuisance reports and sightings of animal shows current policy fails to control wild boar population, experts say.

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Hong Kong society

More Hong Kong residents injured by wild boars last year despite culling programme

Authorities euthanised 320 wild boars in 144 operations between November 2021 and end December 2022.

Coronavirus China

Letters | Whatever China does about Covid, there’s just no pleasing the West

Readers discuss the changing Western narrative on Chinese Covid policy, the impact of the mainland border reopening, and humane treatment of injured animals.

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Medical staff of the COVID-19 testing centre of Paris Charles de Gaulle airport wait for travellers from China in Roissy, outside Paris, on January 1, as countries including France reinforce health measures for arrivals from China. Photo: AFP
City life

Explainer | Pigs in the city: Hong Kong’s wild boar problem - visually explained

Wild boar are a common sight in Hong Kong, particularly along walking trails and in country parks where people sometimes feed them. Authorities began culling wild boar in late 2021 after one bit a policeman, sparking criticism from animal rights groups. Here’s a closer look at urban wild boar, visually explained.

Pigs in the city: Hong Kong’s wild boar problem - visually explained
Hong Kong environmental issues

Hong Kong-wide ban on feeding wild animals to take effect by year end

Current ban on feeding wild animals only includes select areas, such as Lion Rock, Kam Shan and Shing Mun country parks.

Hong Kong

Inside Out | Where are innovative Hong Kong’s quirky Ig Nobel Prize candidates?

The spoof Nobel awards – which went to research on moose crash test dummies, badly written contracts, and so on – make us laugh, but also make us think. The winning research shares a quirky spark perhaps crucial to most original thinking, essential to any aspiring innovation hub.

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Education

Letters | Don’t blame teachers for students’ struggles – they need help too

Readers discuss teachers’ workloads in Hong Kong, the impact of travel regulations on diversity in the city, plans to improve safety at care homes for children, and a boar sighting along Bowen Road.

A teacher conducts a lesson at Tsuen Wan Trade Association Primary School at Tsing Yi. Photo: Sam Tsang
Conservation

Boar war: Hong Kong authorities propose HK$100,000 fine for feeding wild animals

Lawmakers will discuss new measures to manage wild pigs in the city to safeguard public safety and maintain environmental hygiene next week.

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Wild boars are causing a nuisance in Hong Kong. Photo: May Tse
Animals

2 Hongkongers attacked by wild boar while hiking in country park

A 60-year-old man and a 34-year-old woman bitten on their legs while they and their friend were hiking in Tai Tam Country Park, according to police.

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Catholic Church

Letters | Pope’s remarks on children and pets were taken out of context

Readers discuss Pope Francis’ comments on choosing to have a pet instead of children, those who disregard what’s best for Hong Kong’s wildlife, and the implications of Omicron.

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