Called wild, feral, pigs, boars, swine or hogs, these adaptable animals are an invasive species steadily encroaching into more than 35 U.S. states and several Canadian provinces writes Bruce Derksen. Wild pigs cause direct physical damage to pastures, forage fields, fences and crops and like deer are a direct competitor in pasture-based livestock management practices.
Source: AgProud, March 17, 2025. Link.
Paralleling the risks from bird flu, feral hogs are not a wildlife situation but a societal situation with the potential of a direct impact on our food supply.”
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