'Sea-borne invasion' of wild boar swamps mystical Malaysian island
by Kate Lamb in Jakarta from Environment | The Guardian on (#4PQ9M)
Fishermen report seeing 'snouts in the dark' on Malacca Strait, one of the world's busiest shipping lanes
A mystical Malaysian island is grappling with a "sea-borne invasion" of wild boar, which some believe are swimming kilometres across one of the world's busiest shipping lanes before destroying crops.
"The sea-borne invasion of wild boars leaves us in despair as the animal population is increasing," said Norhizam Hassan Baktee, chairman of the Malacca agriculture committee, of the influx on the island of Pulau Besar.
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