Wild pigs are spreading out of control across the prairies, many living in central Alberta, and could become embedded in Edmonton without intervention: expert
Wild pigs are spreading out of control across the prairies, many living in central Alberta, and could become embedded in Edmonton’s river valley without intervention, according to University of Saskatchewan professor Ryan Brook, who has been researching the animals for more than a decade.
“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,” he said. “Wild pigs are the worst invasive wild mammal on the planet — I don’t think there’s any debate about that.” The swine scurrying about the prairies are “super pigs,” according to Brook. These large, furry creatures with razor-sharp tusks are hybrids of the domestic variety and Eurasian wild boars believed to have escaped local farms dating back to the 1990s. They weigh up to 100 kilograms and survive the winter by making “Voracious omnivores, wild pigs will eat nearly anything organic, using their large snouts to dig for roots, insects and larvae, Brook explained.
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