PHOENIX — The wild pig population at Havasu National Wildlife Refuge along the Colorado River is going to be thinned over the next two weeks by a specially-trained shooter aboard a helicopter. The U.S ...

They’re 5 feet long, can weigh up to 500 pounds, run at 30 miles per hour and according to one biologist who studies them, they’re “one of the most destructive invasive species on the planet.” Feral ...

Marcus Lashley is an associate professor of wildlife ecology at the University of Florida. They go by many names – pigs, hogs, swine, razorbacks – but whatever you call them, wild pigs (Sus scrofa) ...

David Prendergast loved gardening at his home in the small Miramar development that borders the Everglades. Then he woke up one morning in early May to discover his grass destroyed and his plants ...

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 ...

The have many names: feral swine, wild boar, even razorbacks. Different states refer to them by their different labels. In Indiana, it's wild pigs. Regardless where they are and what they're called, ...

Feral pigs are going “hog wild” across the San Francisco Bay Area—and wildlife officials are ramping up their efforts to stop the destructive creatures. Wild pigs are nothing new in the Golden State.

Dan Burton has trapped hundreds of wild pigs for clients of his wildlife control company in Salinas, but even he was startled when he cut one of them open and found blue meat inside. “I’m not talking ...

The wild boar, as seen in this file photo, is a dangerous and costly invasive species, and according to one recent analysis, Kentucky is one of the top U.S. states with a feral hog problem. Reinhard ...

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 ...