Yangyang County Captures 1,510 Harmful Wild Animals This Year... All-Out Efforts to Prevent ASF Spread

Yangyang County's Harmful Wild Animal Damage Prevention Team
Captures a Total of 1,510 Wild Boars and Water Deer Over 8 Months

Yangyang County in Gangwon Province announced on December 9 that it had captured a total of 1,510 harmful wild animals through the operation of the "Harmful Wild Animal Damage Prevention Team" to prevent the spread of African swine fever (ASF) and minimize crop damage caused by harmful wild animals.

Aerial view of Yangyang County Office. Provided by Yangyang County

The targeted harmful wild animals are species designated as causing harm to human life and property under the "Wildlife Protection and Management Act" and its enforcement rules. These include wild boars, water deer, great cormorants, red squirrels, magpies, crows, and brown-eared bulbuls.

The county operated the "Harmful Wild Animal Damage Prevention Team" from April to November to preemptively prevent crop and human damage. In addition, the "ASF Damage Prevention Team" is being operated on a regular basis to prevent the spread of African swine fever (ASF).

This year, the Harmful Wild Animal and ASF Damage Prevention Teams were composed of a total of 31 members: 15 from the Yangyang Chapter of the Wildlife Management Association, 7 from the Yangyang 2nd Chapter of the Wildlife Management Association, 6 from the Yangyang Chapter of the National Hunters Solidarity, and 3 from the Yangyang 2nd Chapter of the National Hunters Solidarity.

When reports of harmful wild animal sightings or crop damage were received, the prevention team was immediately dispatched to the site and succeeded in capturing 364 wild boars and 1,146 water deer.

Accordingly, the county plans to provide compensation (from the county budget) of 70,000 won per wild boar and 50,000 won per water deer captured between April and November. In addition, the ASF Damage Prevention Team will receive an additional compensation (from the national budget) of 200,000 won per wild boar.

A county official stated, "We will do our utmost to reduce crop damage caused by harmful wild animals and thoroughly block the spread of African swine fever."

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