Wild Boars Walk Down City Streets, Create a Scare

The unchecked rise in wild boar population is spilling into urban areas, triggering frequent attacks and even fatalities across the district.

- SHAINU MOHAN @T'Puram

The forest authorities have identified as many as 64 hotspots where the threat is most severe, raising alarm among residents and local bodies.

In a recent incident, a young software engineer, a native of Thiruvananthapuram, was killed in an accident involving a wild boar on the Thiruvananthapuram-Chenkotta Road. According to forest authorities, it was the first ever wild boar attack death reported this year.