Wild Boars Take Over the Beautiful Island of Songido in Yeonggwang

County Operates Mobile Control Team for Harmful Wild Animals
Focuses on Capturing Wild Boars to Prevent Crop Damage

From the 25th to the 26th of last month, seven members of the Yeonggwang County Nuisance Wildlife Mobile Control Team captured three wild boars on Songido Island. Provided by Yeonggwang County

Yeonggwang County in Jeollanam-do is actively responding to damage caused by harmful wild animals in island areas. In particular, efforts are being concentrated on capturing wild boars inhabiting Songido.

According to Yeonggwang County on the 1st, from the 25th to the 26th of last month, a team of seven members from the Yeonggwang County Harmful Wild Animal Mobile Control Team focused on capturing wild boars on Songido over two days.

Due to the unique nature of island areas, accessibility is low and capture activities are difficult, resulting in a continuous increase in the number of harmful wild animals.

These harmful wild animals continue to cause inconvenience to residents by damaging crops or appearing in residential areas, and related civil complaints occur frequently. In response, the county has deployed the Harmful Wild Animal Mobile Control Team to carry out capture activities.

With the cooperation of Songido residents, the control team captured three wild boars. This capture is expected to help suppress the increase in wild boar populations during the breeding season. The three captured wild boars will be rendered (high temperature and high pressure treatment) to prevent the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF).

A county official stated, "We plan to regularly carry out the capture of harmful wild animals in island areas to minimize crop damage in the future."

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