Nature Wild boar on rampage in Aichi

[thomas]

No, it's not only bears: boars are making headlines, too. This one was all over the news this morning.

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A wild boar repeatedly charged at a man on the grounds of a food service company in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on July 13, injuring two people before being captured about an hour and a half later. Footage taken at the company site showed the boar running straight toward the man at high speed. The man tried to flee from the sudden attack, but as he backed away, he fell backward, and the animal continued to charge at him persistently. Another man who heard the commotion rushed over carrying a handcart and fought back, eventually managing to drive the boar away. An employee of the food service company said, "When it attacked our employee, it was really violent. It was jumping at him." Two men, an employee of the company and a contractor who regularly visits the site, were injured, including bites to the palms of their hands. The boar was captured about an hour and a half after the footage was taken at an intersection roughly 750 meters away by a group of about 10 people, including police officers. It was later killed.

Wild Boar Attack in Aichi Caught on Film

A wild boar repeatedly charged at a man on the grounds of a food service company in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on July 13, injuring two people before being captured about an hour and a half later.

newsonjapan.com

 

[Petaris]

 

[Mikawa Ossan]

Wow, I used to live not too far from there.

I saw the following video when it aired lived some years ago. It's stuck with me ever since. Those guys at Toyota should learn this technique if it becomes a recurring problem. It's really interesting how the boars react to the umbrella. It's all in Japanese, but you can probably figure out what's going on.

Here's video in English that explains it (at least the audio is English on my browser). Sadly it's only pictures, but the other Japanese video above actually shows someone using this technique.

 

[mdchachi]

The video seems to be about repelling your little sister. But maybe it works on boars too.

 

[Mikawa Ossan]

Interesting. This is a screenshot of what I see.

 

[mdchachi]

Interesting. This is a screenshot of what I see.
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You're clearly not looking at location 1:00 in the video. I didn't actually watch the video. Maybe it was saying that you should practice on your little sister first in preparation for the wild boars.

 

[Mikawa Ossan]

Ah, lol! I actually did watch the video, but I didn't notice that.
I bet it would work on one's little sister, though. Or random people on the street. Especially if you mutter incoherently at the same time.

 

[Hiroyuki Nagashima]

I think one reason wild animals such as wild boars, and even bears have started entering residential areas is that dogs are now mostly kept indoors. In the past, there were more outdoor dogs and stray dogs, and their barking and scent may have made wild animals more cautious about approaching human settlements. I don't think this is the only reason, but it may be one of the factors.