Several European cities are grappling with an influx of wild boars roaming the streets, leaving trails of destruction in their paths and sparking concerns from farmers and residents alike.

The wild boar population in Europe has been constantly growing since the 1980s. This is more and more becoming a problem for agriculture when animals raid the fields, looking for feed.

The wild boar population has skyrocketed across Europe in recent years, with more than 10 million estimated to roam the continent, according to the BBC. READ MORE STORIES FROM CHANGING AMERICA ...

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Ms Juste added: “Wild boars uproot plants. It's an animal that has a huge impact on biodiversity. What's more, these 120kg animals run fast and can be very dangerous.

The notoriously high levels of radioactive cesium found in European wild boars aren’t just from Chernobyl. Nuclear weapons testing from 60 to 80 years ago is a leading culprit of the increase in ...

Even under today’s climatic conditions, the long-extinct straight-tusked elephant could still live in Europe. This is the conclusion of a recent study. For this finding, the Sport Ecology ...