Recent reports from local press and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) have highlighted a wild pig plague that has affected dozens of farmers in Florida in recent months. According to the USDA, the recent growth in populations of this animal has occurred in the central part of the country, likely as a result of illegal capture, transportation, and release of species by hunters. Similarly, the Department states that although populations are generally found in the southern half of the United States, there is now a growing threat of invasion from the north by pigs escaping from Canada, which … Continue reading Wild Pig Crisis Escalates: Over 6 Million Rampage Across 35 States, Threatening $2.5 Billion in Agriculture