Breaking into hotels, strolling on the streets, crossing the Yangtze River...the wild boar City Walk finally got into big trouble!

In recent days, the news of "wild boars entering the city" has become a hot topic on the Internet.

On October 27, a wild boar broke into the lobby of a four-star hotel near Nanjing Railway Station, causing panic. After being driven away by security guards, the wild boar broke the hotel's glass door and fled. In the evening of the same day, another wild boar invaded the high-speed railway connecting line between Nanjing South Railway Station and Zijinshan East Station, collided with a passing train, causing equipment failure and stopping, causing some trains passing through Nanjing South Railway Station to be delayed. While the on-board mechanic got off the train to investigate and deal with the fault, he was hit by a speed-limited train on the adjacent line and died after rescue efforts failed.

In fact, Nanjing has had many cases of wild boars entering the city since a few years ago. The city of Nanjing has also compiled a guide for encountering wild boars, which uses hand-drawn circles to mark the key areas where wild boars appear in Nanjing and surrounding areas. Before this, people regarded the various cross-border behaviors of wild boars as more of a curiosity or a joke, and regarded wild boars as "Internet celebrities". Until this murder case, the wild boar family, as the initiator, finally attracted great attention from all parties. How to deal with the increasing number of uninvited wild boars entering the city has become a test for city managers and residents.

Wild boars entered the hotel and were reported on CCTV News

Wild boars’ living standards have improved

Wild boars are the ancestors of domestic pigs. Their history in China can be traced back to tens of thousands of years ago. At that time, wild boars were an important hunting target for humans and an important food source for humans. With the development of human civilization, wild boars were gradually domesticated by humans and became one of the earliest domesticated animals. However, wild boars did not completely disappear, but continued to survive in some remote mountainous areas and forests, keeping a certain distance from humans. In this case, the number of wild boars and the harm they cause are not too great, and the conflicts between humans and wild boars are not too prominent. Everyone lives in peace and well.

With the vigorous promotion of ecological civilization construction, the ecological environment has been improved, the forest coverage rate has continued to rise, and the vegetation has been well restored. This has created a wider living environment and more diverse food choices for wild boars hiding in the mountains and forests, as if they were in a natural "buffet restaurant" where they can enjoy whatever they want. Moreover, wild boars are not picky eaters, they have a good appetite and enjoy eating everything. They can fill their stomachs with grass roots, nuts, insects, bird eggs, and even carrion, and regard them as delicious.

As a member of nature, wild boars are also part of the food chain in the ecosystem. However, due to historical reasons, some areas in my country lack natural enemies of wild boars, such as tigers, leopards, jackals and the like. Especially in some developed areas in the east, wild boar predators have almost completely disappeared. In addition, the intensity of human interference has also decreased, resulting in a rapid increase in the number of wild boars due to the lack of control by natural enemies.

The extraordinary adaptability has brought the wild boar family a golden period of reproduction and growth. The number of wild boars is growing rapidly, and the range of their habitats is gradually expanding, overlapping more and more with human production and living areas. They are no longer limited to mountains and forests, but are bravely exploring new territories. At present, the number of wild boars in my country has reached more than 2 million, spread across 28 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions. Today, wild boars no longer have survival problems. Instead, they are rampant in 26 provinces across the country, and there are cases of wild boar harm in 857 counties and districts, which seriously affects social development and people's lives.

Wild boars swagger into the city walk

When facing wild boars, you have to be timid

The main purpose of wild boars going out of the mountains and into the city is to obtain food, and it may also be related to the desire to open up new territories. Male wild boars want to expand their range of activities, and driven by the need to reproduce, they are more likely to stray into the city. Once wild boars enter the city, they will get lost, wander around, and come to unfamiliar areas. The wild boars themselves are also highly nervous and afraid.

Dawn, dusk and night are the main times for wild boars to move around, so urban residents should be especially careful. In autumn and winter, wild boars enter the estrus period. At this time, if you encounter male wild boars or female wild boars with cubs, you must stay away from them, as these two types of "pig groups" are the most aggressive.

Humans' active driving, contact, shouting, and watching may cause wild boars to charge at them out of fear. There is an old Chinese saying, "One pig, two bears, and three tigers," which means that wild boars are even more lethal to humans than bears and tigers. Wild boars are generally large in size, with large ones weighing hundreds of pounds and sharp tusks about 12 centimeters long. When running, they can reach speeds of up to 40 kilometers per hour. Imagine that with the weight and speed of a wild boar, once it charges, it will be like a car coming towards you.

If you encounter a wild boar, you should stay calm and pay attention to its movements. Don't make loud noises to avoid disturbing it. Don't look at the wild boars, provoke them, or turn around and run away immediately. Running will make the wild boars feel threatened, and in this case, they will actively attack people. Of course, don't lie on the ground and pretend to be dead, which is useless, and they will also attack people lying on the ground. The best way is to hide behind obstacles or high places as much as possible, and never try to fight with wild boars.

Netizens interacted online to discuss wild boars

Solve problems with wisdom

The influx of wild boars into cities is a complex social-ecological problem that requires comprehensive analysis and solutions from multiple angles and levels. We cannot simply regard wild boars as enemies, nor can we blindly regard wild boars as prey. Wild boar infestation must be controlled, but it is not possible to do without wild boars in nature. In the forest system, wild boars have their own ecological functions and status. Especially when the mountains are covered with snow, many small wild animals and birds will follow the wild boars' buttocks and rely on the pits they dig to feed and live. In addition, wild boars are also conducive to the spread of seeds in the forest and play an important role in protecting the biodiversity of the habitat.

Obviously, controlling wild boars is a comprehensive task that requires scientific methods and management. As wild boars are part of the food chain in the ecosystem, maintaining ecological balance is an important measure to control them. Only by protecting the habitat of wild animals and restoring the integrity of the food chain can the problem of wild boar infestation be fundamentally solved.

When dealing with wild boar issues, we must not only focus on immediate interests, but also consider the long term and seek solutions that are in harmony with nature. For example, we can establish buffer zones and ecological corridors. We can set up places for wild boars to forage around cities to reduce the possibility of them entering cities. We can also establish a wildlife monitoring and early warning system through technologies such as drone monitoring and GPS positioning to keep track of wild boars' activities in real time and issue early warnings for potential invasions so that we can take timely countermeasures.

The entry of wild boars into the city is a test of human wisdom and responsibility. We must reasonably balance the relationship between humans and wild boars based on scientific principles and methods to achieve the symbiosis and prosperity of humans and wild boars. Only by adhering to scientific prevention and control measures and respecting the laws of nature can we ultimately achieve harmonious coexistence between humans and nature.

More and more wild boars are entering cities