wild boar

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"Being too permissive with wild animals has led to an overpopulation of rabbits, deer and wild boar," says Òscar Ordeig, the minister for agriculture, fisheries and food in the regional government of Catalonia.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

If you should happen to dream up a scene in which a man runs screaming around the jungle with a wild boar strapped to his head, he’s the obvious pick to pull it off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

"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

Drafted into Margo’s world, Sophie is soon shooting skeet, and then, having bought her own guns, wild boar.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2025

It was a wild boar, thirty feet high, with a snotty pink snout and tusks the size of canoes.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan