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NParks exploring study of wild boars islandwide
It comes after NUS research shows 2016 population size in reserve was lower than that used to justify 2012 culling
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An islandwide study of wild boars could be on the cards, to guide the National Parks Board (NParks) on how best to manage populations of the animal in the future, The Straits Times has learnt.
The agency's study would look at how far the pigs move in search of food, population densities, family size and reproduction rates, according to Mr James Gan, director of NParks' National Biodiversity Centre.
