A new study has found that nuclear weapons tests during the Cold War are the main cause of high levels of radioactivity in wild boar populations in Central Europe.
Scientists report that radioactive cesium from the tests got into the ground, contaminating the truffles that the wild boars feed on.
The ongoing contamination of wild pigs is a danger because the animals are not being shot for meat and their population is growing rapidly.
A war on radioactive wild boars is coming
