Boars in heraldry

A group of wild boars was spotted roaming the yards of houses in Menidi, western Athens, on Monday.

Recently, sightings of wild boars in residential areas have increased, with the animals becoming increasingly accustomed to human presence.

A mayor of one of Thessaloniki's municipalities has highlighted the presence of up to 9,000 wild boars in the area, warning that their number could jump four times that in two years unless measures are taken to control them.

A motorcyclist was injured on the main Edipsos-Limni road on the island of Evia, in the area of Rovia, after colliding with a pack of wild boar on Friday.

The mild weather and an abundance of food in the form of trash are driving up the number of wild boar roaming Attica and posing a serious driving hazard.

Wild boars have been spotted wandering in the streets of the southwestern province of Muğla's Marmaris district, which is one of the tourism hotspots of Turkey, and has become a subject of grave concern and fear among residents, the officials said on Dec. 11.

Wild boars have been hogging the district center in search of food, and residents have raised concerns over their safety.

The wild boar which was found dead at the border with Romania, in the region of the village of Kainardzha near Silistra, have tested positive for African swine Fever virus, Bulgaria's Food Safery Agency said on 24th of October, reports BNT. 

Two boars, stormed a Japanese school, caused panic and a big mess after they entered the classrooms and climbed stairs, the France press reported.

A Turkish district has marked its anniversary of freedom from invasion with a parade of hunted boars, causing outrage among animal rights activists.

Farmers are calling for measures to contain an explosion of the wild boar population around Lake Koroneia, west of Thessaloniki, as the voracious eaters have been destroying crops and threatening livelihoods.

A wild boar has attacked a police officer after he tried to take pictures of a herd in the Marmaris district of southern Muğla province, as he chased the animals into the forest with solely a rock in his hand. 

The police officer, identified as M.G., encountered the animals in central Marmaris after they arrived in the district in search of food, daily Hürriyet reported.