A group of “super pigs” migrating from Canada to the northern states of the United States can pose a serious threat to local wildlife. It is reported by Gismeteo.
It is noted that these animals are a hybrid of domestic pigs and wild boars. As a result of mixing, a very smart and hardy creature was obtained, which is extremely difficult to get rid of.
The United States is familiar with the threats associated with pigs: there are currently about 6 million feral pigs in the country, despite the fact that they are not native to this region. The animals were introduced into the range as early as the 16th century. According to Fortune, they cause about $2.5 billion in damage annually.
“Superpigs” are extremely resistant to cold, so they could survive and breed for centuries at temperatures that would kill normal livestock. For example, in order to survive in severe frosts, they break through tunnels in the snow, get through them to swamps and arrange comfortable nests there. Sometimes you can see how steam from the breath of the “super pig” rises above these nests on a winter day.
The problem is that “super pigs” do not get along well with native species. Not only do they compete heavily for resources, but they also act as predators, destroying the burrows and nests of other species, including turkeys.
In addition, wild animals can act as reservoirs for disease. What this is fraught with, the whole world could recently see on the example of the coronavirus pandemic.
Source: Rosbalt
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