 "Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK)")
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Curing the wild boar problem, by eating them
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The number of wild boar roaming the countryside has reached such
worrying levels that the Government yesterday launched a detailed
action plan to deal with the beasts - including the best ways to
shoot and eat them.
Growing numbers of animals which have escaped or been released
from farms have seen the problem escalate in the past 20 years.
There are thought to be more than 100 in west Dorset and Dartmoor
alone. Across Britain there are believed to be 1,000 roaming
woodland areas...
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Control of wild boar is up to landowners
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Most are happy to see wild boar return to the countryside.(News)
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Wild boar 'set to replace the festive turkey'.
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Let's learn to love the boar Wild boar are on the increase in our countryside, but as yet the Government is undecided on how to handle this invasion. Ecologist Dr Martin Goulding explains why we should learn to live alongside these fascinating creatures which, centuries ago, were common in our woodlands
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