Domestic pigs (Sus scrofa domesticus) are believed to have branched off from wild boars (Sus scrofa) through domestication events that occurred independently in East Asia and the Near East, beginning ...

According to the AP, the pigs are exceptionally hard to eradicate. They're a crossbreed of American and Eurasian hogs — resulting in a sort of "super pig". Residents of the northern US may soon have ...

Marcus Lashley is an associate professor of wildlife ecology at the University of Florida. They go by many names – pigs, hogs, swine, razorbacks – but whatever you call them, wild pigs (Sus scrofa) ...

In the wake of World War II, the rise of industrial agriculture fundamentally changed the world of meat production. Large-scale operations prioritized a few specialized pig breeds, optimized for ...

Feral pigs are causing concerns after the invasive swine population rises at Padre Island National Seashore (PINS), according to a news release from the National Park Service (NPS) on Monday, July 22.

In a New York operating room one day in October 2025, doctors made medical history by transplanting a genetically modified pig kidney into a living patient as part of a clinical trial. The kidney had ...

Two plants found only on the northern Channel Islands off Ventura have beat steep odds, rebounding to a point the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service removed them the endangered species list. The plants — ...

An invasive species of Canadian wild hogs is threatening to spread into the US. According to the AP, the pigs are exceptionally hard to eradicate. They're a crossbreed of American and Eurasian hogs — ...