Sejong City to Conduct Mass Capture of Harmful Wild Animals Next Month... ASF Testing to be Conducted Simultaneously

[Asia Economy (Sejong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Sejong City announced on the 23rd that it will conduct a mass capture of harmful wild animals from the 2nd to the 3rd of next month.

The mass capture is carried out to prevent wild animals from appearing in urban areas in advance and to minimize springtime crop damage.

The city plans to mobilize a damage prevention team consisting of 44 members in 6 groups to conduct mass capture operations during the day and night, focusing on complaint-prone areas: on the first day at Wonsusan, and on the second day mainly in eup and myeon areas.

Last year, 603 harmful wild animals were captured in Sejong, including 263 wild boars and 340 water deer.

As of this month, there have been a total of 16 reports of crop damage caused by wild animals such as wild boars and water deer, and related reports are gradually increasing as the sowing season approaches.

Above all, the city considers it important to proactively reduce the population of harmful wild animals to prevent damage to crops, as damage to newly grown sprouts is expected after sowing.

Along with the mass capture, the city plans to conduct African Swine Fever (ASF) tests on captured wild boars through the Animal Hygiene Testing Laboratory.

Wild boars are a major vector for African Swine Fever. Recently, in January, a wild boar testing positive for African Swine Fever was found dead in Boeun-gun, about 30 km away from Sejong.

Yoon Chang-hee, head of the Animal Hygiene and Quarantine Division of the city, said, “The mass capture is being promoted to prevent accidents and crop damage caused by wild animals appearing in urban areas,” and added, “Since firearms will be used during the capture, we ask citizens to refrain from entering the mountains during this period.”

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