Environment and Ecology
Culling of wild boars
The Tamil Nadu government has decided to allow culling of wild boars that cause distress to farmers in farmland close to forest areas.
The areas adjacent to reserve forests would be divided into three zones —
✓ Zone A (within one km from forest limits)
✓ Zone B (one to five km)
✓ Zone C (beyond five km).
Shooting of wild pigs will not be allowed within five kilometres from the reserve forest.
Note
Vermins are placed in schedule V of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.
The central government has the power to declare any wild animal as vermin under the 62nd section of the Wildlife Protection Act
