‘Aggressive’ wild boars are descending on a beachside town in Cadiz ‘every night’, raising fears of an attack on people or dogs.
Residents of Torreguadiaro beach, in the municipality of San Roque, say the animals come down from the nearby hills in search of food and water – rummaging through bins, wandering into gardens and even roaming the promenade.
Locals have shared videos on social media showing several boars, some with young, sniffing around parked cars and residential streets just metres from the sea.
‘They’re here every single night now,’ wrote one resident in a viral post, warning of ‘a serious problem with wild boars on Torreguadiaro beach.’
The same neighbour said the animals can be aggressive when protecting their offspring, claiming they have already charged at dogs being walked in the area.
‘They’ve got piglets with them and they’ll attack – they’re huge,’ he added, calling for the animals to be safely trapped and returned to their natural habitat.
While locals acknowledge that drought and urban expansion have pushed the animals closer to populated areas, they warn that the situation is becoming increasingly dangerous.
Several residents said they have repeatedly reported the problem to San Roque Town Hall, but claim little has been done.
‘The council blames the landowner where they’re usually seen, but they’re actually getting in through a gap under the motorway,’ said one neighbour.
‘They need to stop making excuses and fix this before someone gets hurt, one man’s already been chased trying to scare them off.’
Commenters online have pointed out that the boar population has exploded in recent years because the species has no natural predators in the area.
‘They can reproduce every three months and have up to eight piglets at a time,’ one user wrote. ‘The males can be very aggressive, especially in mating season, and they’re fertile by the time they’re a year old. It’s going to get out of hand soon.’
The San Roque council has yet to issue an official statement on how it plans to tackle the growing presence of wild boars along the coastline.
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