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The wild hog population has more than doubled in many states over the past few years. This video explores the top 10 states grappling with the most severe feral hog issues.
Efforts to control Manitoba’s wild pig population are ramping up, but the province’s situation differs significantly from the ...
Feral hogs came to the U.S. with European settlers, and have been on the landscape ever since. They’re the exact same species that humans keep in captivity for meat consumption. But N.C ...
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The man said he wasn't a hunter but recalled receiving a gift of feral swine meat from a local ... also could have picked up the infection from pigs and passed it on to him. But, the doctors ...
Feral pig disease risk is heightened by the pigs' sex and seasonal conditions. Male pigs are more likely to spread diseases due to their interactions with multiple groups, while females tend to ...
A wild boar killed above the tree line in north-central Saskatchewan is evidence feral pigs continue migrating across the Prairies and into the boreal forest, says a professor who has studied the ...
New research has shown male feral pig populations spread disease faster and further than female populations. The invasive animals are known to carry serious diseases like Japanese encephalitis virus.
Feral pigs are one of Australia's worst introduced threats, unleashing an estimated $100 million economic burden on Australia's agricultural sector every year. Causing serious crop damage ...
Predation pressure and a "landscape of fear" created by crocodiles on feral pigs could also be limiting the latter's damage to sensitive ecosystems, the study suggested. But the research did not ...