Around twenty feral pigs were released in Cairngorms. Concerns arise about disease spread and damage to the ecosystem.
A farmers’ group worried a lot. They said pigs could spread disease. They might harm livestock, wildlife, and even us. Bovine tuberculosis, foot-and-mouth disease, and leptospirosis are potential concerns.
The article says wild boar aren’t typically aggressive, but those animals become dangerous sometimes. This incident occurred after another event where someone released four lynx last month. The authorities recaptured them, but one died.
Park authorities think the pigs were released illegally and believe the animals seem domesticated too. Wild boar used to live in Scotland, but people hunted them too much, and habitat destruction played a role, causing them to die out in the 1200s.
Sometimes their descendants appear these days, escaping from captivity or being released deliberately. So, that’s the story I wanted to share with you. Hope you found this interesting.