Pigs and The City

25 April 2010 - For the fourth time in a relatively short time Hong Kongers on the island were confronted with a wild pig roaming around. This time it was a 50 kg male boar which allegedly came down from Tai Tam Country Park to find food. It is not a good idea, because the macho male did not survive his outing. Earlier this week two pigs showed up in Fortress Hill and in February a boar was strolling in the streets of North Point. Its an amazing though that these wild pigs run around in middle class areas like Tai Hang or Mid Levels, and it seems that the officials see little other solution but to chase and tranquilize the poor animals. That may be fair enough, as these can be dangerous animals, but unfortunately it does not appear so easy to catch a stressed and shocked pig. Three out of four did not survive their trip to downtown Hong Kong - not a good result. It can be dangerous to go on a food trip.