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Wild boars cause damage at a World War Two cemetery

Wild boars cause damage at a World War Two cemetery

Wild boars have caused considerable damage at a cemetery in Berlin where Allied soldiers are buried.

The British Commonwealth War Graves Commission said large areas of lawn will have to be replaced at the cemetery in the Charlottenburg district of the city.

It is also reported that some headstones at the cemetery were dislodged by the animals as they dug for grubs.

This is the second time within several months that the boars have caused damage in the area.

The Commission has estimated the cost of repairing the damage at €10,000. 

German authorities have apparently indicated that it is not possible to shoot the wild boar within the cemetery as there is a busy road nearby and there is a fear that bullets could ricochet.

It is understood that hunters may carry out a cull of boar in nearby forests in a bid to deal with the problem.

 

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