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Feral pigs are biological time bombs. Can California stem their ‘exponential’ damage?

April 3, 2022/

California’s feral pig population has become a monumental headache for government land managers, farmers, homeowners, conservation biologists and water district officials. But there is no clear way to ease the pain. Making it easier for hunters to kill pigs is a dubious proposition. Going after their food sources would cut a wide swath through California’s fauna and flora. Short of culling their numbers with a full-scale military operation, the porcine pests will continue to do damage.

By Susanne Rust

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Montana at high risk as feral swine population continues to grow

While the country records over six million feral swine, Montana is seeing an uptick along the high-line.

Feral Swine Need to be eradicated the minute they reach Montana

“I’ve compared them often to a wildfire.”

Wild pig reports on the rise in Montana

Feral swine appear to be rooting up in Montana — and invasive species officials say they will be ramping up Big Sky’s “Squeal on Pigs!” campaign in the Flathead Valley and surrounding area.

‘Ticking swine-bomb’: Wild hogs are running rampant in California – Wild pigs can now be found in 56 of California’s 58 counties.

A new bill introduced this week seeks to control the explosion of feral pigs in California, or what some are calling a ticking “swine bomb,” by minimizing hunting restrictions on wild hogs and banning the release of pigs into the wild.

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