A roto tiller with a tail. That’s the common and simplest description for feral swine and the destruction they bring.
According to the USDA Animal Plant Health Inspection Serice (APHIS), feral swine cause more than $1.5 million in damages and control costs each year. USDA Wildlife Specialist Josh Wisdom says that damage can be found in crops, native habitat, lawns, golf courses and even as the swine prey on small animals. Not to mention, the over 30 diseases and 37 parasites that can be transmitted to livestock, people, pets, and native wildlife. Simply put, feral swine will out compete and out eat anything that gets in their way.
So what are the signs that feral swine might be roaming your area? In Iowa, most of us know what a hog wallow looks like in a pig sty on a farm…that’s also one of the signs for feral swine. Wisdom has more in this video clip:
If you see or kill feral swine, or even simply THINK you saw some, contact your local wildlife agency or Department of Agriculture to report it. Visit http://ift.tt/187Bbeg for more information.
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