The key facts
- Boars usually avoid people; attacks are possible if the animal is wounded or protecting its offspring
- Adult boars have tusks up to 12 cm long and can inflict serious injuries
- A group of five boars was captured in the Primorsky District of St. Petersburg and returned to the forest
Boars Prefer to Avoid People
Wild boars try not to encounter humans and usually retreat deep into the forest when a person approaches. Honorary member of the Moscow Society of Hunters and Fishers Semyon Tatarnikov told aif.ru this in an interview. According to him, the animal may attack only in exceptional cases — for example, if it is wounded or if it is a female with young offspring. By autumn, piglets born in March have already grown, so the factor of protecting the young becomes less critical.
Caution Is Still Necessary
Nevertheless, the expert urges heightened caution: adult boars have tusks up to 12 centimeters long, and with them the animal is capable of inflicting serious injuries on a person.
Boars Venturing into Cities
The topic became relevant amid reports of wild animals appearing within city limits. In the Primorsky District of St. Petersburg, specialists from the rescue service captured a group of five boars that had been moving near residential neighborhoods for several days and returned them to their natural habitat. Similar reports of wild pigs venturing into populated areas are also coming from other regions of Russia. Earlier, there was a report of a wild boar attacking a woman in a city and knocking her down onto a curb.
