Aug 21, 2008 10:29 am US/Eastern
Feral Swine More Than A Nuisance In South Jersey
Wild Boars On The Loose In Gloucester County
Ripping Up Golf Courses, Wrecking Farms & Fields, Killing Native Plants
TRENTON (AP) ―
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They say they're like pigs, but only leaner, meaner, hairier and more hostile. And they're on the loose in south Jersey, causing havoc for residents and natural life.
AP
Rural Gloucester County has a boorish problem on its hands: wild boars.
More than 100 of the creatures are ripping up golf courses, wrecking farms and fields, and killing native plants.
The feral swine are descendants of domesticated pigs that were released years ago, and have since multiplied as they returned to their wild ways.
They're leaner, meaner, hairier and more hostile than the fat, lazy porkers that bring home the bacon.
The state Department of Agriculture signed a contract with federal biologists in April to trap, test and kill the hogs, but so far are only three
have been bagged.
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