The wildlife you see on your next hiking trip? The rustle in your backyard at night? It might not be a raccoon or a deer. A steady increase in the population of wild pigs — a marauding, non-native ...

Wild pigs are a notorious source of chaos and property damage in the Bay Area. They’re invasive, destructive and can be dangerous when wielding their sharp tusks. The Santa Clara Valley Open Space ...

Dec. 12, 2006 — -- There is an omnivorous menace spreading across the American farmland and now reaching into suburbia. It is smart, fast and dangerous, and is multiplying at an almost ...

Wild hogs develop curved “tusks” as long as seven inches that are actually teeth (which are cut from domestics when they’re born). The two teeth on top are called whetters or grinders, and the two on ...

June 8, 2005 — -- Floridians are up to their noses in wild pigs with a population boom that has gone hog-wild. An estimated 500,000 wild pigs now roam through the dense vegetation of Florida, and ...

Wild pigs are one of the most destructive species in South Carolina. Here’s what to know about their habits in the Lowcountry.

From commercial crops to natural habitats, wild hogs are equal opportunity destroyers. These vicious animals also prey on native wildlife and livestock and are vectors of disease. According to the ...

These pigs are used for baying, which is how hunters train their dogs to bring the pigs down. Wyatt McSpadden About 50 miles east of Waco, Texas, a 70-acre field is cratered with holes up to five feet ...