Channel NewsAsia 28 Aug 18;
SINGAPORE: A woman in her 30s was taken to hospital on Tuesday (Aug 28) after an encounter with a wild boar in Punggol.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) responded to a call for medical assistance at 5.15pm along the road at 51 Edgefield Plains, near Waterbay condominium.
The woman was knocked over by the boar outside the executive condominium. The animal then ran into the condo's rubbish collection point, Channel 8 News reported, citing tip-offs from members of the public.
A photo of a woman with a bloodied wound on her leg has also been circulating on social media.
The Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (ACRES) said it received a call at around 5pm about a wild boar in the area.
"We understand that there was an apparent conflict between the boar and a lady but unfortunately we do not have any information on that," deputy chief executive Kalai Vanan said. "To our knowledge, the boar subsequently entered a condominium where it found itself stranded."
The wild boar was sedated and relocated, he said, adding that it was likely that the animal had come from Lorong Halus.
"Development works in that area could have caused this individual to venture out and subsequently finding itself lost in the urban area," he said.
"Feeding by people may have had a part to play as well to cause the animal to venture out as well."
Channel NewsAsia has contacted the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority for comment.
Source: CNA/na(hm)
Woman injured by wild boar in Punggol
Tee Zhuo Straits Times 29 Aug 18;
A woman was taken to hospital after she was injured by a wild boar in Punggol yesterday.
The incident occurred near Punggol Secondary School, which is a few bus stops away from a forested area that is being cleared for development.
The Straits Times understands that the injured woman is an employee of the school and she had lacerations on her right leg.
The wild boar was later found in a nearby executive condominium and was captured by staff from the Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (Acres).
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it responded to a call for medical assistance around 5.15pm at 51 Edgefield Plains, the address of the school.
A woman in her 30s was taken to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, the SCDF added.
Mr Kalai Vanan, deputy chief executive of Acres, said that it received a call at about 5pm.
He said the boar later entered a condominium where it found itself stranded. He added that Acres sedated the wild boar and took it away.
The Straits Times understands that the condominium is the Waterbay executive condominium.
Mr Kalai said the wild boar could have come from the Lorong Halus wetland located along the eastern bank of Serangoon Reservoir.
While it was not known why the boar was roaming around an urban area, Mr Kalai said that development works might have been to blame.
"Feeding by people may have had a part to play in causing the animal to venture out as well," he said.
