Feral pigs are 'the new climate wreckers'

John Ellicott
Updated July 20 2021 - 5:06pm, first published 11:30am
Feral pigs smashing each other, smashing crops and now smashing the soil, adding to climate change, a new report details.
Feral pigs smashing each other, smashing crops and now smashing the soil, adding to climate change, a new report details.

Wild pigs are digging up thousands of square kilometres of soil in many countries around the world and especially in Australia, adding significantly to carbon emissions, a new world report has found.

John Ellicott

John Ellicott

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