Wild Boars Have Invaded Berlin – November 29, 2011

City Adopts a Controversial Hunting Plan to Control Population

Under the bright lights of Berlin’s inner city shines a world of harmonious contrasts: Artists rub shoulders with businessmen; businessmen rub shoulders with the unemployed; and the unemployed rest and play with the Turks and the Kurds to mold their own distinct culture.

Yet ten minutes away – deep inside the city’s vast forests – lives a bored, hungry, restless creature whose keen snout senses a fuller, more vibrant life. Twice the size of a dog and weighing up to 300 pound, Berlin’s wild boar has the potential to rub everyone the wrong way.

The boars dig up gardens, parks and cemeteries, causing thousands of euros worth of… more

by: Simon Arms

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