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In Berlin or in a seaside resort on the Baltic Sea, they cause road accidents, ravage gardens, prowl on the beach or in the streets after dark.
In Germany, wild boars invade several regions of the country. They ransack lawns and farmland in search of insects. “We have never seen such damage, never”, assures Hans Martin Fröhlich, a farmer. They occasionally attack for food.
Some residents are panicking. “We made quite a movie. We immediately think wild boar = danger. He could charge. We are trying to explain to people that we have to stay calm”, says Katrin Koch of the environmental association NABU.
In Berlin, there are between 3,000 and 8,000 wild boars. “Berlin is 20% forest. There are a lot of parks and trees on the street. The animals find food and hiding places there “, says Milena Stillfried of the Leibniz Institute. The country is looking for solutions to stem the problem. In 2016, 600,000 wild boars were slaughtered.