Kathmandu, Feb 24 (IANS) The Nepali government has formally redeclared wild boars — except for small species that enter private farmlands — as agriculture-damaging wild animals, allowing farmers to chase away, capture, or even kill them without obtaining a permit from authorities. Nearly two weeks after the wild rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) was declared an agriculture-damaging wild animal, the wild boar has also been placed on the same list, as farmers continue to suffer heavy crop losses …
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Srinagar, Jan 17 (IANS) Four civilians were injured on Saturday in a wild boar attack in Tral town of Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police officials said. An official said that four civilians were injured after a wild boar attacked pedestrians at the Tral market in Pulwama.The incident triggered panic among locals as the animal reportedly entered the busy market area and attacked people at random.All injured individuals were promptly evacuated to a nearby hospital, where they are undergo…