Feral hogs—or wild pigs, wild boar, feral swine, or razorbacks—aren’t new to the US; by some accounts, they arrived in the 1500s, shipped in by Spanish colonizers as a mobile meat source.

Feral hogs are an invasive species present in at least 35 states, ... Sows become sexually mature at six months, and can drop two litters a year. The average litter size is six to 12 piglets.

These non-native animals are more than just a nuisance; they pose a significant biological and environmental threat.

More than 6 million feral hogs roam the United States. From Hawaii to Florida, these invasive cousins of domestic swine have increased their range from 17 states in the 1980s to more than 35 states ...

Wild hogs can reproduce by the time they are 6 months old. Feral sows can have two litters per year averaging six piglets per litter, according to wildlife experts.

Texas Feral hogs terrorizing Texas town, infuriating locals: 'I can't go out there and start blasting' 'I'm in a neighborhood. I can't just go out there and start blasting,' homeowner Eric Mendez said ...

Along with more mud, mosquitoes and mold spores, Texas' unusually rainy summer could mean a porcine population problem. Experts at the Texas Cooperative Extension are predicting bigger litters and ...

America’s hunters and wildlife managers are well into the feral hog war. More than 6 million wild pigs roam the country, gobbling down native flora and outcompeting native fauna. They’re also hell on ...

Georgia's new program offers chance to win $3,500 traps to residents removing 10 feral hogs. Join the Hog Down Awards to help curb the wild pig ... “Feral hogs have litters of five to ...

Read more The post How Feral Hogs Became an Ecological Crisis Bigger Than Texas appeared first on ... A single sow can birth two litters a year, with each litter averaging six to twelve piglets. ...

Huge feral hogs invading Canada, building ‘pigloos’ as they go. Feral swine, the offspring of wild boars and domestic pigs, are spreading through Canada into areas where many didn’t think ...

IRVING, Texas — For weeks, residents along and around Harris Court in Irving have watched helplessly as feral hogs transformed their once-pristine lawns into battlegrounds. These wild invaders ...