27/10/2009
Farmers in one of the largest pig-producing areas in the country have hired a marksman to shoot wild boar which they say could ruin their businesses. Anna Hill reports.
Farmers in one of the largest pig-producing areas in the country have hired a marksman to shoot wild boar which they say could ruin their businesses. Three of the animals have already been killed in East Anglia because of concerns they will spread disease. Sightings in the region are relatively new, although the species is well established in other parts of the country. Anna Hill reports.
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