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Wild boar trapped in Punggol road divider freed but euthanised due to injuries: NParks

SINGAPORE — A young wild boar that was trapped in a road divider along Punggol Road last week was euthanised after a National Parks Board (NParks) veterinarian determined the animal to be in poor condition.

A video showed a young wild boar being stuck in a railing that divided a road in Punggol.

A video showed a young wild boar being stuck in a railing that divided a road in Punggol.

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SINGAPORE — A young wild boar that was trapped in a road divider along Punggol Road last week was euthanised after a National Parks Board (NParks) veterinarian determined the animal to be in poor condition.

In response to TODAY’s queries, NParks said in a statement on Monday that it had responded to an incident next to Block 231 Compassvale Walk at around 6pm last Wednesday (Sept 21).

The boar was sedated with a tranquiliser dart and freed from the railing by NParks employees, then assessed by the on-site veterinarian.

Unfortunately, the boar had sustained multiple injuries, likely from its own attempts to free itself, NParks said.

Ultimately, it was decided that the boar would be euthanised humanely on welfare grounds.

In a video that was posted online by a passerby last Wednesday, the caption states that the wild boar had been running around the area earlier in the day. 

In another video, the boar is seen stuck between two fence pickets, with its hind legs unable to fit through the space between the pickets.

It was unable to pull the rest of its body back out to dislodge itself and remained stuck in that position until NParks employees came to its assistance later in the day.

In another video taken later on in the day, the tranquilised boar is seen being removed from the scene by NParks workers after they had freed the animal from its confines. 

NParks reminded the public not to handle injured wild animals on their own and to report such incidents to NParks’ 24-hour Animal Response Centre at 1800-476-1600.

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