Research from the University of Queensland has found the sex of feral pigs and seasonal conditions are likely to intensify potential disease outbreaks in pig populations. The work is published in the ...

The direct impacts of climate change are also important. Shorter, drier (less snow), and warmer winters aid in pig survival.

Lacombe County has taken its sights off a new bylaw banning wild boar – at least for now. County council asked administration ...

A genetic study has revealed that farmers in India’s Gangetic plains who lived during the same period as the Indus Valley Civilisation domesticated wild boars — giving rise to one of the three ...

Therefore, many feral hogs originated from domesticated pigs that were either let go or escaped and evolved into the species of feral hogs we see today. Feral hogs will often have genetic DNA from ...

Wild boars were purposely crossbred with pink domestic pigs to make a larger animal with a faster reproductive rate. The barrel-like bodies of wild boars can weigh up to 300 pounds. Their size and ...