Home Nature & Outdoors Animals Wild boars introduced back by Prince HendrikNature & OutdoorsAnimalsHistory & HeritageRoyal FamilyWild boars introduced back by Prince Hendrik26/09/2017photo: Els BranderhorstDid you know that the wild boar was officially declared extinct in the Netherlands in 1826 until Prince Hendrik introduced them back into a forest near his residence in 1907?This way he could hunt for wild boars without having to go abroad. RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Nature & OutdoorsWatch out for oak processionary caterpillars South HollandStayokay Dordrecht: a great night’s sleep in freshwater tidal wetlands AmsterdamArchaeological gold mine in the heart of Amsterdam