Kerala's Agriculture Minister P Prasad asserted on Saturday that allowing people to eat the meat of wild boars would help combat the growing threat of these animals destroying crops. Speaking at a programme organised by the Paalamel village panchayat in this coastal district, Prasad said the existing central law, however, does not permit it.
"In my opinion, people should be allowed to eat the meat of wild boars killed in agricultural fields," he said.
"If people have the permission to kill wild boars and eat their meat, the issue can be resolved much faster. But the current law does not allow this," he added.
The minister also pointed out that the wild boar is not an endangered species.
Prasad's remarks came days after the Kerala Assembly passed a bill to amend the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, aimed at reducing the increasing incidents of human-animal conflict in the state.
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