Radioactive Pigs Rampage Across Germany
The wild pig population is exploding in Germany, and to make it worse, lots of them are radioactive.
The population of wild boars has grown dramatically in recent years in Germany, leading to an increase in encounters between the pigs and humans.
In one dramatic case, a wild boar attacked a man in a wheelchair in a park in Berlin. In Berlin!
The German Hunting Federation reports the number of wild hogs killed during the 2008/2009 hunting season was over twice the rate of the previous year.
Although this may seem a bonus for diners who enjoy pig meat, there's a problem. Pigs love to eat mushrooms and truffles, and these plants are particularly efficient at absorbing radioactivity left over from the exploded Chernobyl nuclear reactor.
To prevent contaminated meat from entering the food supply, the German government buys the contaminated meat from hunters.
Experts predict the problem shall continue for decades in to the future.
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Radioactive Pigs Rampage Across Germany
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