# 10 wild boars dead in Kerala’s Kasaragod over two weeks 2026-08-15T00:52:08+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet At least 10 wild boars have died in Vorkady panchayat on the Kasaragod-Dakshina Kannada border over the past two weeks, The Hindu reports. Locals say the toll may be higher; two more carcasses, including that of a large female, were found on Thursday in Poyya and Kalla Jail areas. Poyya ward member K.M. Malathi put the deaths in Poyya alone at 10. Officials from Health, Animal Husbandry and Forest departments inspected the area and sent serum samples to the Regional Disease Diagnostic Laboratory in Kannur. Residents have demanded safe disposal of carcasses. Concern grew after an H1N1 influenza case was detected in the same panchayat. ## Coverage - thehindu.com Tags: H1N1, Kasaragod, Kerala, Regional Disease Diagnostic Laboratory Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/10-wild-boars-dead-in-keralas-kasaragod-over-two-weeks/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/10-wild-boars-dead-in-keralas-kasaragod-over-two-weeks/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.