Wild boar in Victoria Park prompts police shield response
A one-metre wild boar entered Victoria Park in Causeway Bay on Thursday morning, alarming morning exercisers before moving towards Tin Hau. Police arrived with shields to secure the area and notified the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department to capture the animal.
A wild boar measuring about one metre in length wandered into Victoria Park in Causeway Bay on Thursday morning, alarming morning exercisers.
The animal entered the park grounds around 7.17am, pacing near a small hill to sunbathe before moving towards Tin Hau.
Upon receiving reports from the public, police officers arrived at the scene with shields to secure the area, and subsequently notified the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department to capture the animal.