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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Adam Gabbatt

‘Incredibly intelligent, highly elusive’: US faces new threat from Canadian ‘super pig’

Two feral hogs are caught in a trap on a farm in rural Washington County, Missouri.
Two feral hogs are caught in a trap on a farm in rural Washington County, Missouri. Photograph: David Carson/AP

For decades, wild pigs have been antagonizing flora and fauna in the US: gobbling up crops, spreading disease and even killing deer and elk.

Now, as fears over the potential of the pig impact in the US grow, North America is also facing a new swine-related threat, as a Canadian “super pig”, a giant, “incredibly intelligent, highly elusive” beast capable of surviving cold climates by tunneling under snow, is poised to infiltrate the north of the country.

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