Polish outcry over wild boar cull prompts government denial

Source: BBC

Polish outcry over wild boar cull prompts government denial

11 January 2019

Poland has denied planning to kill almost all of its wild boar after a public outcry.

It was claimed 210,000 boars would be culled in the coming weeks, to stop the spread of African Swine Fever.

Over 350,000 people signed a petition to stop the killing, and hundreds of academics publicly opposed it.

Environment minister Henry Kowalczyk insisted no order had been given to wipe out the boar population and officials spoke of a misunderstanding.

More than 800 Polish academics signed an open letter to Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki demanding an "immediate" halt to the cull, and recommending "alternative actions".

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The cull was supposed to take place over the last three weekends of January.