BEASTLY BEHAVIOUR
BRAZEN BOAR ATTACK
Three farm workers harvesting corn in a field near Thailand’s Thap Lan National Park were ambushed by a herd of wild boar that suddenly appeared from the bushes. A witness described hearing the men’s yelps and shrieks as around 12 of the territorial boars, which were reportedly living in the cornfield, suddenly attacked them without warning, injuring a woman and two men. Two of the three victims sustained serious injuries and were taken to hospital. The boars apparently vanished as fast as they appeared. Local police have cautioned people to be on the alert and to steer clear of the animals if sighted. nationthailand.com, 5 Nov 2020.
HOGGING HAIFA’S STREETS
More boar-related hi-jinks took place 10 months earlier, in Haifa, Israel, after a hunting ban was enacted. Residents of the northern city complained of wild pigs blocking traffic, digging up public gardens and overturning large rubbish bins. Dozens of boar apparently invaded Haifa as soon as the culling ban was in place. A fierce debate
