Pigs are not actually native to the United States. The spread of animals causes a lot of damage. Now there is a very big problem.
Concern is growing about the spread of the Canadian swine species to North America. The Guardian newspaper wrote that the so-called “super pigs” were considered “highly intelligent” and difficult to control. Animals survive in cold climates by digging in the snow. They will spread further north of the continent.
The report says the super pig, created by farmers in the 1980s, is a cross between a domestic pig and a wild pig, is larger and produces more meat. Its size also allows it to survive the cold of western Canada, which can reach -50 degrees.
Wild boars cause billions of dollars in damage in the United States
Their prevalence exacerbates the problems currently facing the United States due to the swine epidemic. The animals are not native there, but nearly 6 million wild boars have caused losses estimated at 1.5 billion dollars (about 1.4 billion euros) in recent years.
Pigs compete for food with native animal species, says Michael Marlowe of the US Department of Agriculture in The Guardian, killing young deer, for example, and endangering turkeys and quail as nest robbers. . In addition, pigs are able to transmit viruses to humans and for example to produce new types of influenza viruses that can be transmitted to humans.
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