The number of wild boars in Denmark has fallen since a 70-kilometer (43.4-mile) fence was erected along the German border to protect the valuable Danish pork industry, authorities say.
The fence was put up last year in an attempt to prevent wild swine crossing from Germany and breeding with farm pigs, or possibly passing disease. However, there had been concerns that it would not work, because the fence had gaps in it where it crossed roads and rivers.
Since then, however, the number of wild pigs in Denmark has fallen from 35-40 to fewer than 25, even though some piglets were born in recent months, officials said Monday.
Wild boars gather in a residential area in the northern city of Haifa on December 5, 2019.(MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP)
Israel has its own wild boar problem, with officials pointing to the animals wreaking havoc inside cities, especially in Haifa, in recent months. However, fences around the country, which has almost no pork industry, are designed to keep out people, not pigs.
— with AP
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