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 pigs cause billions of dollars in damage to properties and agriculture across the US. The US has struggled to control the feral pig population, which is between 6 and 9 million. The pigs are ...

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 ...

Feral pigs have earned a reputation as one of the nation’s most destructive invasive species. The pigs, which can weigh hundreds of pounds, trample fields and eat crops, doing billions of dollars in ...

Texas Wild Hog Control’s Edward Dickey with a captured wild hog. Feral hogs are like fire ants: you are never going to get rid of them. That's the message from one local county official who advises ...

Think of the worst invasive species you know. Kudzu: smothering trees and houses, growing a foot a day. Burmese pythons: stripping the Everglades of small animals. Asian carp: hoovering streams clean ...

DALLAS — Wild hogs were spotted in Coppell and in two neighborhoods in Roanoke last week, officials said. The animals are an invasive species known for destroying property and vegetation in their ...

(NEXSTAR) — With the start of deer hunting season, hunters may be encountering feral hogs more often out in the brush. And based on recent population data, it’s likely there are significantly more ...

Marcus Lashley receives funding from USDA Wildlife Services. The wild pigs in Canada are unique because they were originally crossbred by humans to be larger and more cold-hardy than their feral ...

In this December 19, 2011 file photograph, wild hogs are seen in bottom-land just off Graveyard Road in the Vicksburg National Military Park causing noticeable damage to the ground around several of ...