Gardeners near Ropsha prepared for boars “apple dessert”

The wild boars began the race, which will last until the end of December, the press service of SZMU Rosprirodnadzor reported in its channel MAKS. During this period of their lives, males become more active, aggressive and pose a danger to those who get in the way.

So it's amazing why so many gardeners, knowing this, throw away their crops. Sometimes even near houses.

The correspondent of “MK in Leningrad region” photographed a bunch of apples on the territory of SNT “Friendly slides” in Ropshinsk settlement Lomonosov district. On the line bordering the forest strip. Apples have been stored there for a long time. Together with well-rotted, fresh ones are piled.

Until a couple of months ago, the apple dump was bigger and closer to the road. Now part of it, apparently, removed, but new falls have appeared again. But apples are one of the favorite treats of wild boars at this time of year.

By the way, boars in the Leningrad region began to appear more and more often and come closer to the houses. Even in such, not far from St. Petersburg, Lomonosov district. According to open sources, a pair of wild boars were seen on Ropshinskoye highway near the village of Veligonty. And in February 2026, a whole flock was observed near the village of Russo-Vysotskoe. According to local residents, this has not happened before.

From September 1, 2026, new rules for sanitary safety in forests are in force in Russia. Paragraph 18 of these Regulations prohibits pollution of forests by production and consumption waste. If apples are taken to the forest to get rid of them, they are treated as waste, and there is a fine for their unauthorized dumping.

Earlier, “MK in the Leningrad region” said that the boars became aggressive: wild pigs began the period of the race.