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North Dakotans urged to report wild pig sightings
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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.