The population of wild boar in Scotland is damaging livestock and land, say farmers.
Scotland's growing population of wild boar is causing "chaos" by digging up fields and attacking livestock, farmers have said.
However, Steven McKenzie, the head keeper at Aberchalder and Glengarry Estate south of Fort Augustus, said he had seen wild boar attacking livestock.: "They're definitely preying on the sheep on purpose. The National Farmers Union Scotland has also warned wild boar could spread African swine fever and other diseases to the pig population.
"If it comes into this country and gets into the wild boar herd then it's at a massive risk of putting outside pigs at risk as well - and actually finishing that industry off."The animals typically weigh 90-100kg , but Mr McKenzie said he was now seeing wild boar weighing more than 200kg in groups of up to 26 at a time.
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