Written question asked by Gordon Prentice (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 18 February 1997. It was answered by James Clappison (Conservative) on Tuesday, 18 February 1997 on behalf of the Department of the Environment.

Dept of the Environment

Question: What has been the change in the numbers of wild boar in England. - Inc fact that there are no figures available on the numerical trends in wild boar in England.

Answer: Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what has been the change in the numbers of wild boar in England. [15646] Mr. Clappison: There are no figures available on the numerical trends in wild boar in England. Licences to keep wild boar are issued by local authorities, who maintain central records. While there have been sporadic sightings of wild boar in the wild, many of these have not been substantiated and there is no confirmed evidence of the animal breeding in the wild.

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