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Current Events => General Discussion => Topic started by: CG6468 on August 01, 2011, 02:39:55 PM
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Wild boars invade New York state; kill pets, chase people
By Ray Sanchez
NEW YORK | Fri Jul 29, 2011 9:51am EDT
(Reuters) - Wild boar are invading the farms of central New York state, attacking livestock, killing family pets, chasing people and posing "devastating consequences" for the area, federal officials warn.
The feral swine are a non-native species suspected of escaping from game farms, and as many as a couple of hundred are roaming the state, said Paul Curtis, a natural resources professor at Cornell University.
While an exact picture of the wild boar population in New York State is unclear, a report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture said the swine were successfully breeding in the three counties and producing litters averaging 4 to 6 piglets.
"We've shot probably 15 to 20 of them in the last three years," said Peter Andersen, a third generation farmer in Long Eddy in Sullivan County.
OK. OK. I used a startling headline to attract attention! I'm just trying to emulate the MSM TV networks. :-)
Feral Pigs (http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/29/us-wildboar-newyork-idUSTRE76S3I220110729)
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Are they really sure those are wild pigs, and not the cast of a new MTV reality show?
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