On the one hand, the sighting points to an auspicious return of the once endangered predator in southern Greece, while on the other hand, the presence of wolves in residential areas raises public safety concerns

A video posted on the Instagram page of the Athens daily “Ta Nea” shows a group of wild boars roaming through a street of the Thrakomakedones district, in the forested foothills beneath imposing Mt. Parnitha, overlooking the greater Athens area from the northwest

The phenomenon is not new, although it has worsened this season