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 ...

Ancient pig teeth indicate that the farm animals were first domesticated in China. By Laura Baisas Published Jun 11, 2025 10:10 AM EDT Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, ...

Georgia has launched a pilot program to combat invasive wild pigs, offering landowners a chance to win valuable traps for removing hogs. Wild pigs cause significant financial damage to Georgia farmers ...

An aggressive and destructive invasive species has wreaked havoc on many communities in California, and officials are scrambling to contain the situation. As reported by SFGATE, wild pigs have become ...

Feral hogs are a menace to farmers across the U.S., causing at least $2.5 billion in damage annually. There’s only one way to stop the damage: eradication — a difficult but doable option that's ...

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.

New research finds that Canada's heftier and cold-resistant wild pigs have a "high potential" to move into the northern prairies of Canada and the U.S. Reading time 3 minutes Canada’s wild hogs are ...

What steps can Georgia farmers take to combat the growing threat of wild pigs that continue to damage farmlands? This is what a recent study published in Crop Protection hopes to address as a team of ...

Wild pigs in Monterey County were exposed to a blue-dyed rodenticide, causing some of their tissue to turn blue. The rodenticide, diphacinone, was likely ingested directly or indirectly through other ...

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.