Feral pigs make effective movie villains because they already carry an unsettling reputation. In the horror-comedy film Send Help, released in theaters January 30, 2026, a wild hog becomes a ...

Domestic pigs bred with wild boar after the nuclear disaster offer lessons in wildlife genetics and invasive species management.

Domestic pig genes got diluted across generations, but their rapid reproductive capacity persisted in hybrid hogs ...

A new genetic study examines an unusually large hybridization event that followed the Fukushima nuclear accident, when ...

Genetic study finds domestic pigs' year-round breeding sped gene flow into wild boar Back in 2021, in the thick of pandemic ...

The earthquake and resulting tsunami decimated the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant along the coast. The massive ecological ...

It’s no secret that feral hogs are not good news for the ecosystems of America. But now they present an additional threat.

LITTLE ROCK -- Feral hogs have been a growing menace in Arkansas for decades, wreaking havoc on crops, livestock and the environment. However, a concerted effort, over a decade in the making, is ...