Posted: Apr 09, 2021 5:00 AM ET | Last Updated: April 9
Feral swine are capable of spreading disease to other animals as well as humans and cause hundreds of millions of dollars in property damage annually in the United States.(The Associated Press)
Ontario government and conservation officials hope to marshal the help of hunters, anglers and naturalists this spring in the hunt for an elusive and tenacious invasive species that s as much of a threat to farms as it is to the province s wild ecosystems.
Wild pigs are often big, wily and bad-tempered. With no natural predators in Ontario, officials are hoping to stop the species from establishing a breeding population before the province literally goes to the hogs.