The wild boar, as seen in this file photo, is a dangerous and costly invasive species, and according to one recent analysis, Kentucky is one of the top U.S. states with a feral hog problem. Reinhard ...

Feral hogs' long snouts and tusks allow them to rip and root their way across the landscape in search of food. USDA/Flickr, CC BY The wild pigs in Canada are unique because they were originally ...

For years on the Big Island, Amedeo Markoff and his son, Jacob, have trapped wild pigs for the tasty meat, which is eaten by ...

MINNEAPOLIS -- An exploding population of hard-to-eradicate "super pigs" in Canada is threatening to spill south of the border, and northern states like Minnesota, North Dakota and Montana are taking ...

Hogs will eat up corn and peanuts that have just been planted, damaging acres of crops in a night. Some years the hog damage is worse than others but it has been a problem since his father started ...

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 ...

An invasive species of Canadian wild hogs is threatening to spread into the US. According to the AP, the pigs are exceptionally hard to eradicate. They're a crossbreed of American and Eurasian hogs — ...

Florida has an estimated half-million feral hogs, an invasive species first introduced by Spanish explorers in the 1500s.

Wild or feral pigs are a challenge in many parts of the US. Various states have taken different approaches to deal with them, and some have been more successful than others. The stakes are high ...

Wild hogs are not native to Florida, but according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission have been in the state for hundreds of years, possibly introduced by Spanish explorer ...

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 ...