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Call of the wild

Tuesday 01 March 1994 00:02 GMT
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A wild boar that was released last week by vandals who broke into the Brambles Wildlife Park in Herne Bay, Kent, was recaptured after being lured out of hiding by a tape recording of mating calls. During its time on the run, the Argentinian peccary savaged two dogs, a rottweiler and an 11-stone bull mastiff.

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