Denmark: Parliament approves fence to keep out African swine fever

Parliament approved plans to erect a 1.5-metre fence across the Danish-German border – primarily to reduce the risk of wild boar infected with African swine fever entering the country and jeopardising Denmark’s lucrative pork production industry.

The fence will be 50 cm deep to ensure the animals cannot tunnel underneath it, and cattle grids will be installed on the roads.

However, experts have warned that the wild boar could still easily enter Denmark and many have questioned the wisdom of the fence given that Germany does not have any cases of African swine fever.

Tuesday June 5, 2018/ The Copenhagen Post/ Denmark.
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