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Help Stop Destructive Feral Swine

2013-05-01 16:14:00| National Hog Farmer

Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture Feral swine are not native to the United States. They are a cross between feral domestic swine introduced by Spanish explorers in the 1500s and the Eurasian boar, blogs Gail Keirn of USDA’s Animal and Plant Inspection Service. Feral swine have been called the “rototillers” of nature. Their longs snouts and tusks allow them to rip and root their way across America in search of food. Unfortunately, the path they leave behind impacts ranchers, farmers, land managers, conservationists, and suburbanites alike. read more

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