Hunters’ Association urges wild boar hunting in nature reserves

Finland’s Hunters’ Association has called for wild boar hunting to be allowed in nature reserves because the area affected by African swine fever is expanding, Yle reported.

The association also said a fence planned around the disease’s core area should be reconsidered. African swine fever has spread across such a wide area that the fence may no longer be useful, it said in a statement.

The association further proposed allowing drones to be used to hunt wild boar, which it said are difficult to locate in the terrain.