One of the most widespread mammals in the world is “Sus scrofa," the pig, also known as swine or hog. Its presence has been known in the “New World” since Columbus introduced it to the ...

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants people to eat more invasive species. You can get nutria, wild pigs, carp and northern ...

Ultimately, the tale of the pig in the ancient Near East reveals how ... Beginning five million years ago, Sus scrofa (top), the wild boar, spread from Southeast Asia across Asia and into Europe.

Feral hogs/pigs or wild boar (sus scrofa) are wreaking havoc on property, crops, forests and wetlands in several states, including Mississippi. Willie McNabb, an Arkansas man, is still a viral ...

A team of Department of Environment and Natural Resources technical staff excitedly peered through a bird-watching telescope. Their subject: a tiny brown-breasted kingfisher (Halcyon gularis) perched ...

FWS suggests trying the "surprisingly tasty" pests as fish cakes, grilled or blackened. Feral hogs/pigs or wild boar (sus scrofa) are wreaking havoc on property, crops, forests and wetlands in several ...

Animals are finely adapted to their native habitats, but when they are introduced to other ecosystems, they can become destructive invaders and agents of chaos.

Emerging and re-emerging viral infections pose a constant threat to animals. In recent years there is sudden increase in the number of emerging and ...