boar
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In the past, some in the community considered wild boar and deer pests for damaging their gardens and crops, she said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
When he comes upon Irontown, led by the highborn Lady Eboshi, and listens to its people brag about burning down the boar god’s forest, one might expect him to be angry.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
Ordeig estimates that the entire Catalonia region contains between 120,000 and 180,000 boar.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2026
"Where we have problems, and where everyone in Europe has problems, is with the wild boar population, because there is overpopulation," said Higuera.
From Barron's ● Dec. 2, 2025
The massive head of a hairy boar with jutting tusks hung mounted on the wall.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
Bears are thriving thanks in part to an abundance of food -- including acorns, deer and boars -- under the influence of a warming climate, experts say.
From Barron's ● May 8, 2026
The presence of woodland ecosystems in southern Doggerland 16,000 years ago also suggests the area could have supported abundant wildlife and provided valuable resources for humans, including animals such as boars.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 17, 2026
ASF is highly contagious and lethal for pigs and wild boars, but it does not affect humans.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2026
Scientists say that bear numbers have grown in Japan in recent years thanks to an abundance of food such as acorns, deer and boars due to a warming climate.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2025
He dropped to all fours and ran as one of the boars charged, his swinging tusks wiping Clare’s hind legs out from beneath him.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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"Boar Out There" by Cynthia Rylant
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