As though Poland hasn’t suffered enough invasions in the past . . .

Imagine going into town — whatever city or town is closest to you — and seeing this on the main street or in the market square:

. . . or by the river walk:

In these pictures, they seem to be cohabiting fairly well, the boars not bothering the humans (and vice-versa). But they really don’t belong there. So the Polish government has taken action, and sent an animal control team out to shoo them back to their natural environment. Thus, the next sight you might see would likely be one or two of these guys:

And frankly, I don’t know which one I would find more disturbing. But that’s just me. I love animals; but anything created by Artificial Intelligence that is clearly smarter than I am . . . well, not so much.

For whatever reason, Warsaw has recently been invaded by the beasties, with reports totaling some 3,000 sightings — 20 times the number since 2020. In 2025, there were a reported 121 attacks on people, and 341 of the porkers were killed by cars. (I couldn’t find any information on whether the drivers were allowed to keep the meat . . . or would even want to.)

As Magdalena Mlochowska of the Green Warsaw organization pointed out:

“The presence of wild boars in densely built-up areas . . . poses a real threat to the health and lives of residents.” [BBC, April 22, 2026.]

I see her point. So in this case, I believe I would have to opt in favor of the skinny metallic guys, and not the four-legged ones with the huge snouts, lethal-looking hooves, and really sharp teeth.

There was no mention of what is thought to be causing this sudden mass migration — other than, perhaps, the irresistible fragrance of those amazing Polish kielbasa, pierogi, and golabki.

Or more likely, the Warsaw region, like so many metropolitan areas around the world, is suffering the consequences of urban sprawl and its trickle-down effect on the local wildlife as they are evicted from the surrounding forests . . . which is a crying shame.

If you needed further proof that we are destroying our planet, there it is, folks.

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
4/24/26