Implementing G.O. on culling of wild boars impractical, Coimbatore farmers complain at monthly grievances redress meeting
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Implementing G.O. on culling of wild boars impractical, Coimbatore farmers complain at monthly grievances redress meeting

The Hindu  

Many farmers at the monthly grievances redress meeting on Friday sounded sceptic about the practicality of the order issued by the State government earlier this month on culling of wild boars that destroy crops in fields adjoining forests. The order permits the Forest Department personnel to shoot down wild boars found three km away from reserve forest areas. At the meeting chaired by District Collector Kranthi Kumar Pati, farmers wondered if wild boars would remain at the same place until the required processes were completed. The population of the wild boars had risen multi-fold, farmers said, pointing out instances of the animals moving away to longer distances from the reserve forest area in locations such as Kanuvai and Pannimadai and entirely staying put in thickets closer to the farmlands.

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Wild boar-infested areas outside forests to be identified in Coimbatore district
1 month, 1 week ago

Wild boar-infested areas outside forests to be identified in Coimbatore district

The Hindu  

In the wake of the recent Government Order on regulated culling of wild boars, the Forest Department will identify places colonised by the omnivorous wild animal outside the jungles of the Coimbatore Forest Division. pic.twitter.com/c85IOtIdWc — Wilson Thomas February 15, 2025 D. Venkatesh, Conservator of Forests and Field Director of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve, told The Hindu that instructions were …

Farmers stage protest in Virudhunagar demanding special force to hunt down wild boars
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Farmers stage protest in Virudhunagar demanding special force to hunt down wild boars

The Hindu  

Scores of farmers on Monday staged a protest on the Virudhunagar Collectorate premises, demanding the setting up of a special force to hunt down wild boars that were invading their farms. They said the State Government should withdraw its Government Order 7, dated January 9, 2025, on regulated culling of wild boars. Besides, they demanded that the farmers be allowed …

Kerala’s wild boar invasion: Farmers abandon crops as feral menace spreads across 11 districts
2 months ago

Kerala’s wild boar invasion: Farmers abandon crops as feral menace spreads across 11 districts

The Hindu  

Asokan, a 54-year-old rubber tapper in Pullumpara panchayat in Nedumangadu taluk, says the dread of wild boars has swamped the tiny hamlet on the banks of upstream Vamanapuram river. He says wild boars foray out of the government’s nearby Manchiyam reserve in droves, imperilling human life and posing an almost existential threat to local farmers. “In 2022, the Kerala government …

Hunting of wild boars: Kerala High Court directs govt. to state its policy
2 months ago

Hunting of wild boars: Kerala High Court directs govt. to state its policy

The Hindu  

Questioning the legitimacy of an order passed by the Kerala government that authorised the heads of local self-government institutions to act as honorary wildlife wardens to cull wild boars that strayed into human settlements, destroyed crops, or posed a threat to life or property, the Kerala High Court on Tuesday directed the government to file an affidavit within two weeks, …

Culling of wild boars | Farmers seek changes government order as worst affected areas fall within 3 km of forests
2 months, 1 week ago

Culling of wild boars | Farmers seek changes government order as worst affected areas fall within 3 km of forests

The Hindu  

A cross-section of farmers from Coimbatore district is unhappy with the Tamil Nadu government’s order on regulated culling of wild boars that enter farmland three km off reserve forest boundaries, as the worst affected areas fall within three km of forest limits. In Thadagam Valley in the district, many villages, including Veerapandi Pudur, Kalayanur, Somayanur, Nanjundapuram and Varapalayam fall within …

Government Order on regulated culling of wild boars to prevent crop damage an eye-wash, say Virudhunagar farmers
2 months, 1 week ago

Government Order on regulated culling of wild boars to prevent crop damage an eye-wash, say Virudhunagar farmers

The Hindu  

A new Government Order issued by the Department of Forests permitting regulated culling of wild boars by trained forest personnel to protect farm crops is not practically workable, says farmers in Virudhunagar district. With the wild boars infesting deeper pockets of the district, far away from the Western Ghats along Rajapalayam, and a fewer number of forest staff, the regulated …

Tamil Nadu government permits regulated culling of wild boars in farmland close to forest areas
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu government permits regulated culling of wild boars in farmland close to forest areas

The Hindu  

The Forest Department has issued a government order permitting regulated culling of wild boars that cause distress to farmers in farmland close to forest areas, Minister for Forests K. Ponmudy told the Assembly on Friday. The Opposition parties moved a calling attention motion on the increasing negative human-animal interactions and the damage caused by wild animals to farmland close to …

It’s official, TN to hunt wild boars beyond 5 km from reserve forest area
9 months ago

It’s official, TN to hunt wild boars beyond 5 km from reserve forest area

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Forest Minister M Mathiventhan on Tuesday told the Assembly that the government will hunt wild boars that are damaging agricultural crops beyond 5 km from reserve forests. Mathiventhan said conflict areas will be divided into three different zones — A,B & C. Zone A is within 1 km from the forest boundary, Zone B is 1 km to 5 …

Shooters’ team helps harried farmers by culling wild boars
2 years ago

Shooters’ team helps harried farmers by culling wild boars

The Hindu  

A team of shooters and dog-handlers are in great demand among State farmers harried by the recurrent attacks of wild boars. Recently, when the Enmakaje grama panchayat used the power entrusted to local bodies by the Forest department to cull wild boars, for the first time in Kasaragod district, it was K.P. But when our service is needed, we assist …

Wild boars destroyed maize crops on over 500 acres, say farmers in TN's Virudhunagar
2 years, 3 months ago

Wild boars destroyed maize crops on over 500 acres, say farmers in TN's Virudhunagar

New Indian Express  

VIRUDHUNAGAR: Wild boars rampaged through around 500 acres of maize fields in several villages in the district in the past few days and incurred farmers a loss of Rs 5 crores in total, the farmers said and filed a petition to the District Collector on Monday. According to G Sankara Narayanan, a 40-year-old farmer from Kulasekarapuram village, maize crops on …

Wild boars colonised in urban areas of Coimbatore district cause concern
2 years, 8 months ago

Wild boars colonised in urban areas of Coimbatore district cause concern

The Hindu  

Movement of wild boar has become common in and around Vadavalli, Kanuvai, Pannimadai, Thondamuthur and Siruvani Road at night posing a threat to motorists, especially two-wheeler riders. Biologists and Forest Department staff say that a considerable number of wild boars have colonised in urban and semi-urban pockets where they live in bushes of unused lands, thickets along streams and vegetation …

Govt. empowers local bodies to cull wild boars
2 years, 10 months ago

Govt. empowers local bodies to cull wild boars

The Hindu  

In a significant decision, the Kerala government has empowered local bodies to cull wild boars that pose a threat to agriculture crops or human life. Saseendran said the Cabinet had decided to appoint the chairpersons of local bodies as honorary wildlife wardens after the Central government turned down a suggestion by the State to declare wild boars as vermin. “Section …

Farmers Move Kerala High Court Seeking To Declare Wild Boar As 'Vermin' Under Wildlife Protection Act
4 years, 4 months ago

Farmers Move Kerala High Court Seeking To Declare Wild Boar As 'Vermin' Under Wildlife Protection Act

Live Law  

A group of farmers, who are continuously affected by the attacks of wild boars on their farm produces, have filed a writ petition in the High Court of Kerala seeking to declare the animal as a "vermin" as per Section 62 of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.The petitioners point out that "wild boar" is at present a wild animal included …

Wild boar attacks on humans, crops on rise
8 years, 4 months ago

Wild boar attacks on humans, crops on rise

Deccan Chronicle  

KOZHIKODE: The wild boars are posing a serious threat to humans and crops in Wayanad. Recently, more than six persons were injured and one person was killed in wild boar attacks, according to the forest department figures. In villages adjacent to jungle zones, farmers have stopped cultivating tapioca, yam and banana which are targeted by the wild boar herds. Forest …

Centre has not allowed culling of boars, nilgais, monkeys, says Anil Dave
8 years, 8 months ago

Centre has not allowed culling of boars, nilgais, monkeys, says Anil Dave

Firstpost  

The Centre on Tuesday said it has not allowed culling of any species posing a threat to farmers, but said wild boar, nilgai and monkeys have been placed in Schedule V of the Wild Life Protection Act that allows people to drive them away in specific areas. New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday said it has not allowed culling of …

Police join wild boar shooting investigation
10 years, 6 months ago

Police join wild boar shooting investigation

NL Times  

The police in Limburg are going to investigate the case in which a hunter shot the wild boars who were rescued from the Zuid-Willemsvaart canal in Weert on Sunday. The investigation will look into the justification of bringing the hunter in to shoot the wild boars, and if this conforms to the regulations states by the Flora and Fauna law, …

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