Feral pigs population fight: There's no bacon down

Tuesday, April 9, 2013 - 14:00 in Biology & Nature

By Douglas MainLiveScienceFeral pigs are becoming a wild problem in the United States.The wild hogs can now be found in three-fourths of U.S. states — and their populations are growing in many areas — and are estimated to cause $1.5 billion in damages each year, The Associated Press reports.  There are currently more than 5 million wild hogs in the United States, according to the U.S. Department o...

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