Mayor of Rome sues local region over wild boar ‘invasion’

Five Star Movement's Virginia Raggi accuses Lazio regional government of failing to tackle problem

Rome's mayor has opened a criminal lawsuit against the surrounding Lazio regional government over the massive and uncontrolled presence of wild boar in Italy's capital".

In recent years, Roman citizens and farmers have protested about wild boar wreaking havoc on their land and causing fatal road accidents, and the animal is believed to be responsible for an average of 10,000 road accidents a year in the country.