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Wild boar has been removed from a public consultation draft<\/a> of the revised \u201cthree-haves\u201d list of terrestrial wild animals with \u201cimportant ecological, scientific and social value\u201d, leading to objections from the conservation community.
 
The list comes under China\u2019s Wild Animal Protection Law<\/a> and covers animals not endangered enough to qualify for \u201ckey protected species\u201d status, yet with important conservation value. The new draft, published by the National Forestry and Grassland Administration (NFGA), marks the first update of the list in 20 years.
 
While 680 terrestrial animals were added, a few species including wild boar were removed. Media reports link the delisting<\/a> with conflict between humans and boars that enter farmland, villages or even urban centers, where they can cause costly damage. This year, the NFGA initiated \u201cwild boar damage control\u201d projects in 14 provinces and issued a notice systematic prevention of wild boar related \u201chazards\u201d. The initiative includes setting up professional culling teams as well as electric fences.
 
In 2000, listing wild boar as a \u201cthree-haves\u201d species reportedly<\/a> turned its declining populations around. Human\u2013animal conflict appears to have contributed to a re-thinking of wild boar\u2019s status at the NFGA. But conservationists argue<\/a> the boar\u2019s ecological value should not be determined only by its interaction with human beings. More frequent encounters could be a sign of its recovery, or a result of shrinking natural habitats. 
 
In addition, conservationists worry that delisting could lead to legalised wild boar hunting with ripple effects on other wild animals. \u201cThose hunting rifles and traps do not discriminate,\u201d one conservation blogger wrote<\/a>. \u201cWhen the hunters unleash them in the wild, other animals suffer too.\u201d
 
Read China Dialogue\u2019s earlier coverage about <\/em>the politics<\/em><\/a> of wild animal protection lists.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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