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Jumbo-Sized Pigs Threaten North Dakota

Jumbo-Sized Pigs Threaten North Dakota

Manuela Hoelterhoff & Mike DiPaola
Conservation

Herds of wild pigs – dubbed “super pigs” for their size, intelligence, and hardiness –  have been spotted within 10 miles of the US border and North Dakota. Invasive pigs have had a foothold in Canada since the 1980s, when farmers began breeding domestic pigs with wild boars imported from Europe. But there wasn’t much of a demand for the new breed of Canadian bacon and the Frankenpigs were turned loose.

Invasive Species Aren’t All Bad

Invasive Species Aren’t All Bad

Manuela Hoelterhoff
Conservation, Environment, Animals

Australia is rife with invasive species like the feral pig, introduced by European settlers in the late 18th century, now spread across 40 percent of the country and numbering in the tens of millions. Invasives get a foothold because there are few natural predators in their new homes, but in Australia the pigs have at least one enemy: the saltwater crocodile.