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Monday, Jun 23, 2025
Earlier, the Union Environment Ministry had rejected the Kerala government's request seeking permission to declare wild boar as a vermin, saying allowing the citizens to cull the animal will create more harm than good.
Currently, only the wildlife warden and senior officials of the forest department are allowed to give the permission.
Kerala has made three unsuccessful requests to the Centre so far. The State has witnessed loss of lives, crops and properties due to wild boar menace.
Kuttiyamma, whose real name was Thresya Thomas, has shot dead hundreds of wild animals, including an advancing tusker, boar, spotted deer, bison, and sambar.
The ministry also noted that many a times locals resort to an illegal act of planting explosive-filled fruits to repel wild boars from entering plantation farms.
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