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Reuters
Reuters
Environment
By Albert Gea

'They roam about like cats': Spanish cities try to halt wild boar invasions

A group of boars walks past as Jordi Amat walks with his dogs, through Las Planas neighbourhood in the Collserola Natural Park in Barcelona, Spain, August 10, 2022. REUTERS/Albert Gea

Large groups of wild boar are now a common sight in some Spanish cities and authorities say they have no option but to capture and put them down as they pose a danger to humans but have become too used to scavenging to live back in the wild.

Attracted by garbage bins and people feeding them, the wild boars wander or lie about in parks and suburban streets, often causing scooter and bicycle accidents or pestering people carrying shopping bags.

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