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8 wild boars captured in Hong Kong’s Wong Tai Sin neighbourhood

Images showed the animals on a hillside, with officers standing nearby and holding shields. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong’s conservation authorities captured eight wild boars in Wong Tai Sin on Tuesday following a report from residents.

Police said staff from the Agricultural, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) staff tranquillised the animals – two large boars and six smaller ones – before removing them.

Images showed the animals on a hillside, with officers standing nearby and holding shields. Photo: Handout
Images showed the animals on a hillside, with officers standing nearby and holding shields. Photo: Handout

The force received a report at 10.07am of several wild boars near Chuk Yuen (North) Estate in Wong Tai Sin, and officers were dispatched to assess the situation.

Images online showed the animals gathered on a hillside, with officers standing nearby and holding shields.

Staff from the AFCD later arrived to tranquillise and remove the animals.

No injuries or property damage were reported.

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