Hong Kong has launched a wild boar trapping campaign in urban areas 
Asian financial centers. The authorities announced a real hunt for animals after cases of attacks on people, writes The Guardian.
The Hong Kong administration is planning an entire campaign to capture, neuter and relocate wild animals to remote, uninhabited areas. Catching has already begun in those places where wild boars were fed by city dwellers, which is prohibited by local law.
Government officials note that wild boars have begun to appear in urban areas more often than other animals. For example, one of the attacks occurred last week, when a wild boar knocked down a police officer and bit him on the leg, leaving a deep wound. At the same time, several individuals of wild boars, representing a danger, were caught. “Veterinarians used darts to catch them for further humane euthanasia with injections,” the Hong Kong Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation (AFCD) said in a statement.
Lam has warned that the government will increase fines for those who feed wild animals. According to the administration, about 30 boar attacks have been recorded over the past few years.
The department also notes that boars are already accustomed to wandering along the road and looking for food from local citizens, as well as chasing vehicles. They have begun to be seen on subway trains and pedestrian crossings in residential areas less than 30 minutes' drive from downtown Hong Kong. At the moment, about three thousand individuals live in the city, which are not a rare or endangered species.
In November, an invasion of wild boars occurred in the town of Lobnya near Moscow. Local residents complained about a herd of animals that walked near residential buildings and looked for food.