Denmark completes contentious fence along German border
02.12.2019
The fence is meant to prevent wild boar from spreading swine fever to Denmark's lucrative pork industry. But critics say it won't work and is a symbolic gesture.
Denmark on Monday completed a controversial fence along the border with Germany to protect its giant pork industry from wild boar that could carry African swine fever.
Around 5,000 pig farms export 28 million pigs annually, accounting for half of Danish agricultural exports and 5% of all exports, according to the Danish Agriculture and Food Council.
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Why is the fence controversial?
The 1.5-meter tall and half-meter deep fence cost €11 million ($12 million). It runs along the entirety of the Danish-German border, from the Wadden Sea in the west to the Flensburg Fjord in the east.
Critics say it is a waste of money that won't work against a problem that doesn't exist, while environmentalists have raised concerns about its impact on the ecosystem. The fence is also symbolic for the Danish right-wing keen on hard borders and keeping migrants out.
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デンマーク、ドイツとの国境にフェンスを完成
ドイツではアフリカ豚コレラ(ASF)は未発生だが、もし感染したイノシシが越境したりASF発生した時の予防のためという名目。
高さ1.5m、深さ0.5m。全長70km。
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