"Super pigs" — called the "most invasive animal on the planet" — threaten to invade northern U.S.
"Super pigs" — called the "most invasive animal on the planet" — threaten to invade northern U.S.
The animals are often crossbreeds that combine the survival skills of wild Eurasian boars with the size and high fertility of domestic swine to create a "super pig" that's spreading out of control.
An exploding population of hard-to-eradicate "super pigs" in Canada is threatening to spill south of the border, and northern states like Minnesota, North Dakota and Montana are taking steps to stop the invasion.
In Canada, the wild pigs roaming Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba pose a new threat. They are often crossbreeds that combine the survival skills of wild Eurasian boars with the size and high fertility of domestic swine to create a "super pig" that's spreading out of control.
Ryan Brook, a professor at the University of Saskatchewan and one of Canada's leading authorities on the problem, calls feral swine, "the most invasive animal on the planet" and "an ecological train wreck."
At least they sound like a viable game animal. Invasive species to you, 100lbs of free pork for Billy out in the woods. We use it to control deer populations from exploding in certain areas where we've removed the top predator though, and we just kinda take its place. Can potentially help with any animal that has the misfortune of being both tasty and economical to go out and hunt for.
Won't eradicate them or anything, but will help keep them in check. It's a facet of that old alliance between hunters/fishermen and environmental activists.
Cody and the people at Some More News have been warning us for YEARS of this menace: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkJemc4T5NYZRH_2kTRBKeYVf6mmx0lQK&si=-A-aUBoR8svt17W2
Pork for the pork God."most invasive animal on the planet"
Oh, just wait until you find out about humans...
I know this is bad, but I also know I'm not the only one whose first thought was, "super bacon".
FREE BACON!
If we can wipe out the passenger pigeon, we can surely wipe out some nice tasty pork.
I think we better do what the pigs say guys. The threats sound like they've got a bone to pick with the US.
Free food.
They're not even calling them 'Billionaires' anymore. What has the world come to...
Time for an “Eat Pig” campaign!
Someone call Al Gore
Do some of these “super pigs” wear capes? I bet some of them can fly.
This helps for sure. And this. Those pesky coyotes seem get along also too well. Time for some harvesting (sic!) and then get out those ARs and gatlings we still have some boar families to massacre.
Yes there are singular cases where wolves can change a whole ecosystem for the good, but what about muh crops and livestock.
Surrender Canada to the superior species
Where's my god damn Red Ryder? I'm going to shoot some eyes out
Neal Stephenson was right.
Hopefully there's no spider pigs in the bunch.
Poetic justice? History repeats itself.
Build the wall? /s
They need to install a pork factory at the border. Winner winner pork dinner.
OKJAAAAA