Feral hogs' long snouts and tusks allow them to rip and root their way across the landscape in search of food. USDA/Flickr, CC BY The wild pigs in Canada are unique because they were originally ...

An invasive species of Canadian wild hogs is threatening to spread into the US. According to the AP, the pigs are exceptionally hard to eradicate. They're a crossbreed of American and Eurasian hogs — ...

Domestic pigs (Sus scrofa domesticus) are believed to have branched off from wild boars (Sus scrofa) through domestication events that occurred independently in East Asia and the Near East, beginning ...

JOHNSON COUNTY, Ky. (WCHS) — Across eastern Kentucky, wild pigs have caused thousands of dollars in damage with sightings in Floyd, Johnson and Magoffin counties. Now, state wildlife officials are ...

An aggressive and destructive invasive species has wreaked havoc on many communities in California, and officials are scrambling to contain the situation. As reported by SFGATE, wild pigs have become ...

Did you know that all wild boars are pigs, but not all pigs are wild boars? Yes, that has a little confusing ring, but it only means that the wild boar is a species of pig. The two are not the same ...

A Canadian nonprofit is urging residents of the province of British Columbia to be on the lookout for invasive feral pigs, as fears rise that domestic pigs could have escaped their enclosures during ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service suggests eating invasive species to help protect native animals and ecosystems. Invasive species can have a significant economic impact, costing the U.S. billions of ...

MINNEAPOLIS — An exploding population of hard-to-eradicate “super pigs” in Canada is threatening to spill south of the border, and northern states like Minnesota, North Dakota and Montana are taking ...

This article was originally featured in The Conversation. They go by many names–pigs, hogs, swine, razorbacks–but whatever you call them, wild pigs (Sus scrofa) are one of the most damaging invasive ...

(THE CONVERSATION) They go by many names – pigs, hogs, swine, razorbacks – but whatever you call them, wild pigs (Sus scrofa) are one of the most damaging invasive species in North America. They cause ...