Wild Boar Kills Villager in West Bengal, India - 2nd Such Attack in 12 Hours

Wild boar kills villager in West Bengal, India - 2nd such attack in 12 hours

In the second such incident in past 12 hours, a man was killed by a wild boar, swept in by flood waters, at Ghoksadanga in Cooch Behar's Mathabhanga in the early hours of Wednesday. Experts said stress-induced hormonal changes in the herbivores after the floods may have led to back-to-back deaths in wild boar attacks in flood-hit zones. Ecologists said herbivores like wild boars possess sharp elongated canines or tusks and teeth that function as…

2 killed in attack by wild boars in Bengal's Coochbehar

Kolkata, Oct 8 (PTI) Two persons were killed in an attack by wild boars, which swam across the swollen Torsha river at Ghoksadanga in West Bengal’s Coochbehar district, over the past few days, a senior official said.Kashikanta Burman (65) died after being pinned to the ground in a field by a wild boar on Tuesday night, he said.A day earlier, 45-year-old Dhiren Burman was attacked by another wild boar while working in a field, resulting in his de…