SHREVEPORT, La. — Caddo Parish leaders sounded an alarm this week over what they describe as a rapidly worsening wild hog invasion now impacting neighborhoods from one end of the parish to the other.

Feral hogs have become a growing threat in recent years as they've been spotted in suburban Texas neighborhoods.

A wild hog, or wild boar, in its natural habitat. These omnivorous animals have a strong sense of smell and sharp tusks used for defense.© Mircea Costina/Shutterstock.com Many people are not ...

GEORGIA, USA — Feral hogs are causing major problems across Georgia, and now the state is offering high-dollar traps to residents who help fight back. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) ...

A herd of wild hogs (feral pigs) of all ages, rooting in the forest, after sunset© Slatan/Shutterstock.com Feral pigs cost the United States upwards of $1.6 billion each year. Farmers have stopped ...

Dan Burton has trapped hundreds of wild pigs for clients of his wildlife control company in Salinas, but even he was startled when he cut one of them open and found blue meat inside. "I'm not talking ...