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Texas Calls in the Law for Snorting Feral Pigs .. EYE Report

Friday, March 18, 2011 23:18
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Herds of feral pigs are menacing other urban areas around the country. In Oahu, Hawaii's most populated island, the hogs descend from forests into nearby subdivisions, encountering humans, house pets
 

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Kevin RyerA hog killed within 200 yards of the city limits of Wills Point,
Texas, was removed from the yard of an elderly couple.

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SOUTHLAKE, Texas—Police officer Ric Salas is mounting a sting operation to catch a gang of vandals terrorizing this affluent Dallas suburb.

Feral pigs have been roaming the Texas countryside for centuries. But now they're moving into town, and causing damage to properties all over the Dallas-Fort Worth area. WSJ's Ana Campoy reports.

His plan: lure them with corn, trap them in a pen—and avoid their pointy tusks.

The police officer is on feral-pig patrol, charged with fighting back the stout, smart, snouted invaders that are tearing up flower beds and street medians in search of roots and grubs. One evening recently, they dined at—and trashed—the parking lot of a Verizon office building.

Wild pigs, descendants of animals brought by the Spanish conquistadors, have foraged in Texas for centuries and have long been a pest on ranches. But as cities and suburbs swallow up more land, they are becoming an urban nuisance as well.

(but humans are the invaders)

Assessing damage cause by the hogs

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