BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ North Dakota officials are urging anyone
who spots a wild pig to report it immediately, after sightings in
neighboring states.
State Veterinarian Susan Keller says wild pigs _ also known as
feral swine _ can carry diseases that can threaten domestic pigs
and other livestock. Jeb Williams with the state Game and Fish
Department says wild pigs also compete with native wildlife for
food and destroy habitat.
One recent sighting was near Britton in northeastern South
Dakota in late October. Kyle Siebels and Cody Packard were helping
a farmer harvest corn when a wild pig ran out of the corn. They
killed it with four bullets from a deer rifle. Siebels tells the
American News that the tusked boar was about 6 feet long and 3 feet
tall.