Although seven animals were shot and two corpses were discovered, it is thought that many more wild boar continue to inhabit the area. The next step in controlling African swine fever will be the setting of traps.
The first trap from the Nature and Forest Agency (ANF) will be installed in the white zone next week. Laurent Schley, biologist and joint director of the agency, explained the trap would use mice to attract groups of wild boar. They would be checked two to three times a day to ensure no other creatures were trapped inside.
If necessary, more traps will be installed at a later date. An EU expert recommended the entire zone be emptied of wild boar to avoid any further cases of African swine fever. The government is therefore under pressure to carry out the recommendation as quickly as possible, which means any animals caught will be put down as soon as they are captured. The ANF is helping with logistics in carrying out the measures.
Incidentally, no cases of African swine fever have been reported in the Grand Duchy. The ANF first warned of the disease and its dangers in 2014.
Wild boar hunt: None of the seven wild boars shot were infected with African swine fever
