(VIDEO) National Spotlight On North Dakota For Super Pig Invasion
National headlines are being made AGAIN. The Fear that Wild Hogs, Feral Hogs or Wild Pigs are now becoming a national threat from the south to now the north.
(VIDEO) National Spotlight On North Dakota For Super Pig Invasion
National headlines are being made AGAIN. The Fear that Wild Hogs, Feral Hogs or Wild Pigs are now becoming a national threat from the south to now the north. Feral Hogs in North Dakota? You bet! They have been documented as being in North Dakota since 2007. Those first sightings were near Grassy Butte and in the Turtle Mountains.
Last week, in a Facebook North Dakota Nature Lovers group, one member posted pictures of wild, feral pigs heading down a gravel road approximately near "Highway 50 between the Kenmare turnoff and Highway 8." This north-central sighting in the NW corner of Ward County in North Dakota only makes for more concern.
WILD HOGS IN CANADA HAVE BECOME "SUPER PIGS"
The attention on the subject is growing. On March 28th, 2023, NBC News NOW Hallie Jackson and & NBC's Jesse Kirsch highlighted the problem. It was then talked about on several NBC-affiliated news programming throughout the next 24 hours. Interviewed were North Dakota Deputy State Veterinarian, Beth Carlson, DVM, and Ryan Powers, District Supervisor USDA APHIS Wildlife Service, who is overseeing North and South Dakota's handling of the species.
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FERAL PIGS ARE CONSIDERED INVASIVE
A new wild pig problem is on the horizon officials are warning. Wild pigs are nothing new to the United States, that is a 400-plus year history of dealing with invasive wild hogs. According to the University of Saskatc