Feral pig disease risk is heightened by the pigs' sex and seasonal conditions. Male pigs are more likely to spread diseases due to their interactions with multiple groups, while females tend to ...

Feral hogs came to the US with European settlers, and have been on the landscape ever since. They’re the exact same species that humans keep in captivity for meat consumption. But NC Wildlife ...

A population-control group caught hundreds of wild pigs in Manitoba last year in its attempt to eradicate the pest animal. Squeal on Pigs Manitoba coordinator Wayne Lees said that 204 pigs were ...

New research has shown male feral pig populations spread disease faster and further than female populations. The invasive animals are known to carry serious diseases like Japanese encephalitis virus.

A wild boar killed above the tree line in north-central Saskatchewan is evidence feral pigs continue migrating across the Prairies and into the boreal forest, says a professor who has studied the ...

Then, over the winter, a big family of wild hogs — also known as a sounder — showed up and started rooting around the newly planted fields. Joe Mitchell, 24, tells Outdoor Life they’d known there were ...

The State government on Friday increased the honorarium for shooters killing a wild boar to ₹1,500 and a financial assistance of ₹2,000 for disposing of the carcass. According to the data ...

A wild boar killed above the tree line in north-central Saskatchewan is evidence feral pigs continue migrating across the Prairies and into the Boreal forest, says a professor who has studied the ...

I have been reading the stories about wild pigs in Manitoba with some interest over the past year. More specifically, I have been wondering how these furless omnivores survive Manitoba’s winters.