From jumping fences, destroying golf courses and digging up yards, wild pigs — also called wild boars or feral hogs — are one of the most destructive and invasive animals in the U.S. And while many ...

Canada has been dealing with feral pig problems for decades. What was once considered a problem shared by the United States ...

The wild pigs in Canada are unique because they were originally crossbred by humans to be larger and more cold-hardy than their feral cousins to the south. This suite of traits has earned them the ...

The wildlife you see on your next hiking trip? The rustle in your backyard at night? It might not be a raccoon or a deer. A steady increase in the population of wild pigs — a marauding, non-native ...

Hardy and adaptable, domestic pigs could survive long voyages and reproduce quickly, making them ideal livestock for early colonies. Centuries later, in the late 1800s and early 1900s, Eurasian wild ...

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 ...