The feral pig known as “Swino,” famous for downing 18 cans of beer at an Australian campsite and then attacking an unsuspecting cow last month, has met a tragic end after being run over by car ...

Feral pigs are one of Australia's most destructive pest species There are an estimated 24 million and numbers are rising following recent good seasons A new poison, thought to be more humane ...

By Anthony Ham It is a scene that has played out countless times across the swamps and wetlands of northern Australia: A family of feral pigs goes down to the water’s edge to drink. Just when ...

Invasive feral pigs (Sus scrofa) cause a wide range of environmental, economic and social damages. In Australia, feral pigs occupy about 40% of the mainland and offshore islands, with a total ...

From the South Bay to the East Bay, reports of sightings and damage from feral pigs are increasing. They're destroying yards ...

Across the vast Australian continent, feral pigs, feral deer and European rabbits roam in their millions. By different names—wild boar, venison, and lapin—these could all be served in a ...

An invasive species of feral pig could be helping to save Australia's native crocodiles. The saltwater crocodile has called Australia home for millions of years, but came close to extinction in ...

Picture: Lyndon Mechielsen/The Australian Feral pigs destroy crops, pasture and dams, and can even kill young livestock. But it is their susceptibility to diseases such as foot-and-mouth ...

While it may be popular in overseas restaurants, you would be hard-pressed to find wild boar meat on many menus across Australia. The 2020 National Feral Pig Management report says there could ...