Wild boars from the mountains...A series of damage to Jeju crops

[Anchor]
In Jeju, wild boars from the mountains have recently dug up crops in search of food, causing a series of damage.

During the breeding season, aggression becomes stronger, and concerns are growing as there is a possibility of encountering humans.

I'm reporter Kim Kyung-im of KCTV Jeju Broadcasting.

[Reporter]
A wild boar moves leisurely through the trees.

This is a wild boar that appeared a few days ago at a kiwi farmhouse in Aewol-eup, Jeju-si.

I came into the farm looking for food in the cold weather.

Fortunately, no one was hurt and there was no significant damage, but the farmhouse had to wipe out his surprised heart by the large wild boar that suddenly appeared during the work.

[Kang Hwan-jun / Kiwi grower: While organizing the work tools here, an object about 1m was coming up, so I looked at it and saw it was a wild boar. I was surprised to see a pig this big coming down right next to me..]

There are traces of wild boars digging the ground throughout the nearby bean fields.

In addition, a series of reports of damage related to wild boars have been received, including the damage to pastures at a ranch in Bonggae-dong, Jeju-si.

Wild boars are coming down the mountain in search of food, causing damage to nearby pastures and crops.

In the last three years, the damage caused by wild boars in Jeju has exceeded 1.7 billion won.

Comparing the amount of crop damage to the number of wild boars captured by year,
The actual amount of damage also increased in the year when there were a lot of wild boars
.

Last year, when 244 animals were captured, crop damage of KRW 390 million was caused,

There is a possibility of more crop damage this year, with 267 caught until last month.

In order to prevent damage to crops caused by wild animals such as wild boars and roe deer, the cost of installing fences is supported, but it is not enough to prevent damage.

For now, it's best to capture with a gun, but
The capture compensation paid by the
administration has already been exhausted this year.

The problem is that wild boars in the mountains are gradually descending to low-lying areas in cold weather.

This inevitably increases not only crop damage but also human contact,

In particular, as aggression increases during the breeding season as it is now, there is a growing risk of casualties.

[Hong Kyung-taek / Jeju Wildlife Capture Team: Males (wet pigs) compete with each other for females, and they become fierce.]

Experts say that when you meet a wild boar, you should never scream and calmly walk back and get out of sight.

I'm Kim Kyung-im from KCTV News.


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