Hello Everyone,

Just a few thoughts:

1. Wild boars do destroy huge tracts of crop laden fields every year in northern states of India including Haryana, HP, Punjab & Rajasthan etc. Hunting wild boar has been a popular sport but is not anymore in India due to the strict laws prohibiting any such activity. Pig-sticking was prevalent during Raj days and the wild boar meat was a delicacy amongst the elite. From the stories told by hunters in India Wild boar hunting done the right way on equal turf is a very exciting sport.

2. Cheetah : Asiatic Cheetah is a species from Asia and northern africa and not introduced in the country. Its range extended from plains of india to some countries in Northern Africa (Iran is Asiatic Cheetah's last stronghold where they still exist in the wild, although in dwindling numbers). Cheetah is a derivation of a sanskrit word meaning Chitraka meaning "speckled". Although it has been confused with leopard as both the cats are spotted. Very difficult for the untrained eye to differentiate between the two and hence both the cats are known by the name of "Cheetah" among common masses of India.