South Australian authorities say more than 80 feral pigs culled in the state's South East were likely released illegally by members of the community. The Limestone Coast Landscape Board has ...

There are now estimated to be about 24 million feral pigs living across nearly 50 per cent of Australia, meaning they are nearly as numerous as humans – the country’s population is 26 million.

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 ...

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 ...

These wild boar were trapped for conservation purposes ... the sheer magnitude – hundreds or thousands – of individuals removed from the ecosystem means that their roles in the environment are lost ...

Landholders and pest management experts are calling for urgent action to stop feral pigs from infiltrating the northern Flinders Ranges in South Australia. The feral animals are being recorded for ...

The debate has been triggered by the NSW Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party tabling a bill which would open up swathes of ...

Thermal drones are helping producers to track down hard-to-find mobs of feral pigs on their property, and hunters say they ...

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 ...