Wild boar

A group of wild boars was spotted roaming the yards of houses in Menidi, western Athens, on Monday.

Recently, sightings of wild boars in residential areas have increased, with the animals becoming increasingly accustomed to human presence.

A 55-year-old fireman who went missing on July 22 in Evia was found dead on Saturday. 

According to local reports the body of Apostolos Kastanas was found "devoured" by what appeared to be a pack of wild boars in the forested area of Lefkada Amfithea in Evia. 

A 37-year-old man was injured on Tuesday in Fthiotida in Central Greece after his motorcycle crashed into a wild boar on a provincial road.

According to local news media, the man was on his way to work just before 8 a.m. when a herd of the animals blocked his way, causing him to crash into one of them. 

The mild weather and an abundance of food in the form of trash are driving up the number of wild boar roaming Attica and posing a serious driving hazard.

Ljubljana – Farmers have been pointing out the serious damage caused by wild animals, as the Slovenian Forest Service (ZGS) estimates that it amounts to between EUR 400,000 and EUR 800,000 per year. The most affected region is Pomurje in the north-east, and the damage is most often caused by wild boars and deer.

Turkish authorities have started a drive to protect stray and wild animals from heavy snowfall and storms that have lasted for nearly a week and severely affected life across the country.

Several public institutions and municipalities supplemented the wildlife with food to prevent the species that have been suffering from food shortages from starving in harsh winter conditions.

Wild boars have been spotted wandering in the streets of the southwestern province of Muğla's Marmaris district, which is one of the tourism hotspots of Turkey, and has become a subject of grave concern and fear among residents, the officials said on Dec. 11.

Wild boars have been hogging the district center in search of food, and residents have raised concerns over their safety.

A 67-year-old man died on Monday morning after being accidentally shot during a wild boar hunt in a forested area between the northern Greek towns of Kozani and Florina on Sunday.
According to reporters, a fellow hunter mistook him for their quarry.
He was rushed to a hospital in the town of Ptolemaida, where he underwent surgery but died.

A new case of African swine fever has been confirmed after a dead wild boar was found in the village of Osenovo, Dr. Zlatina Dimova, Director of the Regional Food Safety Directorate told Focus Radio - Varna.

Three new cases of African swine fever (ASF) in wild boar have been reported in the villages of Prosena, Mechka, and Pisanets. Deputy Regional Governor of Ruse Svilen Ivanov together with Dr.