wild boars

11.23.09

Wild Boars Menace Germany. Could it Happen Here?

Boars are more dangerous than people realize -- and they're multiplying, possibly because of global warming. Will grave-robbing, pet-eating hogs take over the American South?
By Christopher Mims Posted 05.11.2009 at 2:47 pm 2 Comments

Normally, the worst thing one of Germany's wild boars will do is ruin a field of corn, which is one of their favorite foods. Lately, however, as their population has exploded --  scientists estimate that it increased by 320 percent in Germany in the last year alone -- the pigs have been having more and more encounters with humans.

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