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Authorities euthanised over 700 wild boars last year as population halves since catch-and-kill policy reinstated

By James Lee

Hong Kong authorities euthanised over 700 wild boars last year, with the population halving since the government reinstated a capture-and-kill programme in late 2021, official figures have shown. According to a Legislative Council (LegCo) document issued on Monday, boar populations have plunged since November 2021, when the government reinstated culling over a sterilisation programme that […]