Wild boar

Outbreak of African Plague in Feral Pigs near the Border of Bulgaria

In connection with a new outbreak of African swine fever virus in feral pigs near the border of Bulgaria in Tulcea, Romania, the Executive Agency for Forests calls on Bulgarian hunters to strictly observe the preventive measures imposed to reduce the spread of the disease, the agency said.

Police officer chases wild boar herd in Turkey's south

A wild boar has attacked a police officer after he tried to take pictures of a herd in the Marmaris district of southern Muğla province, as he chased the animals into the forest with solely a rock in his hand. 

The police officer, identified as M.G., encountered the animals in central Marmaris after they arrived in the district in search of food, daily Hürriyet reported. 

Switzerland Halts Pork Imports Over Swine Fever Fears

Switzerland is to ban imports of live pigs and pork from several EU countries, including Bulgaria, in a bid to stop an African swine fever outbreak from reaching the country.

Imports from Bulgaria and Romania and some parts of Latvia and Croatia will be banned as of Wednesday, Swiss food safety authorities said on Tuesday.

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