Hapcheon-gun Operates Damage Prevention Team for Harmful Wildlife During Harvest Season

Preventing African Swine Fever and Reducing Crop Damage Caused by Feral Wildlife

Hapcheon County Office Building Exterior (Photo by Hapcheon County)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Hapcheon-gun, Gyeongnam Province, will operate a nuisance wildlife damage prevention team during the harvest season from the 7th to November to block African Swine Fever and reduce crop damage caused by nuisance wildlife.

The damage prevention team is composed of 35 exemplary hunters with over five years of hunting experience, affiliated with the Hapcheon branch of the Wildlife Management Association. They will conduct capture activities of nuisance wildlife such as wild boars, water deer, magpies, and Korean squirrels during both day and night throughout the period.

In the case of wild boars, pre-capture is allowed to prevent the spread of African Swine Fever, while other nuisance wildlife can be captured upon receiving reports of crop damage.

Last year, the county captured 1,198 wild boars and 1,054 water deer as part of efforts to prevent crop damage and the spread of African Swine Fever.

A county official stated, “We will do our best in nuisance wildlife control activities to minimize damage to crops during the harvest season,” and added, “To prevent human and property damage, we ask that people wear highly visible clothing when entering mountain-adjacent farmland and refrain from entering the mountains after sunset.”

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