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boar stories: 5 news summaries

 Berlin Divided Over Wild Boars 

Some locals call for extermination, shocking others

Dec 16, 08 9:54 AM CST
(Newser) - Berliners are sharing their city with thousands of wild boars—and citizens are split on how to treat the porkers, the Wall Street Journal reports. Some prefer a more aggressive approach: Don’t feed them corn, says one licensed urban boar hunter, “feed them lead." But others are... More »

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Germany • Berlin • animal behavior • hunting • boar

 Boar 
 Crashes 
 Church 
 Breakfast 

2008 has seen a rash of boar attacks

Nov 28, 08 6:11 PM CST
(Newser) - Mothers and their children were eating breakfast in a Frankfurt church yesterday when a wild boar come crashing in through a glass door, Der Spiegel reports. The sow ran feverishly around the room and exited the same way it came in, leaving moms and kids standing on chairs and... More »

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Germany • church • pig • animal • boar

 German Boars
 Run Wild 

Savage beasts go shopping, try gardening, attend church

Mar 17, 08 4:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Wild boars wreaked havoc in a German town this weekend, attempting to shop for hardware, go to church, and do some gardening, Der Spiegel reports. One of the beasts, acting like "an elephant in a porcelain store," was eventually cornered at the checkout of the home-improvement center, police... More »

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Germany • police • animal behavior • animal • property damage • shootout • North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany • boar

Wild Boars Run Amok in France

One scatters shoppers, while another ties up trains

Dec 24, 07 11:31 AM CST
(Newser) - Shoppers weren't the only thing going hog-wild over the weekend, reports the Independent. One wild boar rampaged amid last-minute gift-buyers in a clothing store in France, while another stepped in front of a high-speed train, delaying trains for hours.  More »

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train • animal behavior • holiday shopping • Poitiers, France • travel delays • animal • boar

Boorish Boars Overrun Texas

Feral swine win out in war against humans

Nov 19, 07 2:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Everything's bigger in Texas, and the pig population is no exception. They aren't cute porkers, either—wild boars wreck crops and cause some $52 million in annual damages in the state. For some, that means an opportunity for heavy-duty huntin', but the solo efforts aren't enough to slow a wave... More »

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agriculture • Texas • animal behavior • hunting • wild hog • animal • boar

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