Hong Kong Debates Wild Boar Problem as Chinese New Year of the Pig Dawns

Hong Kong Debates Wild Boar Problem as Chinese New Year of the Pig Dawns
A wild boar checks a plastic trash bag near a barbecue pit at the Aberdeen Country Park in Hong Kong, China on Jan. 27, 2019. Jayson Albano/Reuters
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HONG KONG—One of the world’s most densely populated cities, Hong Kong, is facing a proliferation of wild boars as the large mammals stray increasingly into built-up areas.

And while some residents welcome sightings of the boars as a symbol of good fortune, especially with the arrival of the Chinese Lunar Year of the Pig on Feb. 5, others say reports of attacks show that the wild pigs are becoming a danger.