‘Sea-borne invasion’ of wild boar swamps mystical Malaysian island

Fishermen report hear’ snouts in the dark’ on Malacca Strait, one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes

A mystical Malaysian island is grappling with a “sea-borne invasion” of wild boar, which some believe are swimming kilometres across one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes before destroying crops.

“The sea-borne invasion of wild boars leaves us in despair as the animal population is increasing, ” said Norhizam Hassan Baktee, chairman of the Malacca agriculture committee, of the influx on small island developing of Pulau Besar.

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