Kerala High Court allows hunting of wild boars in select areas

Farmers complain of heavy loss due to wild boar attack on crops

The Kerala High Court permitted the killing of wild boars in the agricultural land of a few farmers as the steps taken by the State government to curb the menace had not yielded any results. The court passed the order after it was convinced that the properties of the petitioners were under threat of wild boar attack. The only way to protect the interests of the farmers was to declare wild boars as vermin in specified areas in the State, the court noted. The court directed the Chief Wildlife Warden to permit the petitioners, who are agriculturists holding land in Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, and Kozhikode districts, to hunt wild boars in the areas where their agricultural lands are situated.