HOGS

"As long as I can remember pigs have always been an issue," vice mayor of Corona, California, Wes Speake, said. "They are not cute cuddly things you see on TV."

Feral hogs are invasive animals that are responsible for serious damage to agricultural crops, native vegetation and wildlife.

Aug. 16—Farmers and ranchers have a new tool in the seemingly impossible effort to control destructive feral hogs: birth control. The Texas Agriculture Department has approved a product called HogStop, an oral bait deployed for feral hogs which contains a contraceptive. The product is available at feed stores or agricultural supply stores. Millions of dollars are spent annually attempting to ...

Early in the morning and late at night, feral hogs scamper out of a nearby wooded area and begin roaming the streets of the Beacon Park subdivision in search of food.