Canada's wild pigs risk 'absolute destruction' if left unchecked

The Canadian city of Edmonton may soon be hogtied with a problem that it won’t be able to barbecue its way out of.

Wild pigs have been spreading across central Alberta’s prairies and if left unchecked, could soon find themselves in the river valley of Edmonton. According to Ryan Brook, a University of Saskatchewan professor studying the pigs, the creatures are an “ecological trainwreck” and would cause “absolute destruction” if they make their way to the river valley, which is abundant in water and forest cover.

“They tear up the forest floor, native grasslands get destroyed, wetlands, water systems. They feed on anything where they can, and will kill any pets, for sure,” Brook told the Edmonton Journal.

“Wild pigs are the worst invasive wild mammal on the planet – I don’t think there’s any debate about that.”

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/07/wild-pigs-feared-absolute-destruction-canada
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They are also a problem in parts of the US. There should be year round open season on these things.