
Scaring off wild boar in their own language
Forget guns or traps, a researcher in Switzerland has been using terrifying sounds to try and scare wild boar away from crops. It's hoped that the "scary stories"might help farmers, who suffer from destroyed fields and harvests thanks to the animals. The number of wild boar in Switzerland has been increasing for years. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)
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