With rising numbers, they will soon be spotted within city limits.
Images shared by the Canadian Wild Pig Research Project present a horrid tale of the rise of the "Super Pig" problem in Canada. Sightings of these pigs have been on the rise for the past few years and now threaten to invade the northern parts of the U.S." are not an alien species or the result of some lab-mediated genetic manipulation either. Ryan Brook, a researcher at the CWPRG, called them so due to their sheer size and ability to survive the Canadian cold.
The species resulted from cross-breeding experiments conducted between wild boards from Europe and domesticated pigs in Canada. Back then, breeders sought to diversify animal agriculture and grow animals that could survive the harsh winters. About two decades ago, the demand for such cross-bred animals decreased, and Canadian farmers set the animals free or let them escape into the wild. Since the cross-breeding allowed the pigs to survive in the wild, they did ever so quickly. Over the years, their population has thrived, and they are now ready to invade larger cities.To devise appropriate strategies to mitigate the spread of these 'super pigs, ' researchers must first know where and how the population is spreading.
Recently, Brooks' posted an updated image on Facebook, which takes more than 54,000 sightings into account, with more than half of them Saskatchewan, he wrote in an accompanying caption. He also highlighted the population explosion of these "Super Pigs" near Edmonton, raising fears of an urban invasion.
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