Hundreds of boars ... one of them 182 feet tall...
carrying highly radioactive material are reportedly stalking residents hoping [to come home to] the Japanese town of Fukushima six years after the meltdown of the nuclear plant.
The New York Times reported that city officials are working to clear out the contaminated boar population in the area. Japan is set to allow residents to return to their homes in some areas near the plant. These city officials worry that these boars will attack returning residents. Some of these animals are reportedly living in abandoned homes.
“We need a strong hunting plan,” Hidekiyo Tachiya, the mayor of a nearby town called Soma. “I wish for the day to come when we can eat wild game again.”Hunters have been reportedly hired and have so far killed about 800.
The report points out that boar meat is a delicacy in northern Japan, but the animals in the area are considered too toxic to eat.
The country is working to stabilize the region in general. Most residents in Fukushima say they will not return to their homes due to fear of radiation. What’s more, it will take 40 years to dismantle to plant.