Mayer, who has studied wild pigs for more than 40 years, authored a 2013 paper titled "Wild Pig Attacks on Humans," which surveyed 412 different attacks for commonalities. During his years of ...

Wild boars, warty pigs, and warthogs belong to the pig family. Domesticated pigs have been the common species called pigs, but these domestic pigs came from wild boars, thus their similarities.

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 millions ...

Wild pigs already cause around $2.5 billion in damage to U.S. crops every year, mostly in southern states like Texas. And they can be aggressive toward humans.

Brook and his colleagues have documented 62,000 wild pig sightings in Canada. Wild pigs cause around $2.5 billion in damage to US crops every year, mostly in southern states like Texas. AP ...

1,532 Attacks and 172 Deaths In 1973, well before the global pig bomb exploded, Mayer began noting wild pigs’ capacity for habitat destruction. At a steady drip, he also heard anecdotes of pig ...

Wild hog cuisine has also become more desirable, at least for some people. Greene has clients in Miami who buy his pigs to cook around Christmas or Thanksgiving, sometimes 50 at a time.

That said, anyone who believes they have observed a wild pig are asked to contact Indiana USDA Wildlife Services at 855-386-0370 or Indiana Division of Fish & Wildlife at dfw@dnr.IN.gov.