Overview

• Speaking on October 11 in Alappuzha, Agriculture Minister P Prasad said letting people eat boars killed in farm fields would speed relief for growers.
• He said current central law does not permit killing wild boars for consumption.
• He added that wild boar is not an endangered species.
• His remark follows the Kerala Assembly’s passage of a bill seeking changes to the Wildlife Protection Act to address human–animal conflict.
• Reports cite crop damage across 243 panchayats in 11 districts, and officials say about 5,600 boars have been eliminated since 2022 even as shortages of licensed shooters and delayed panchayat payments hinder operations.