Fukushima's hybrid pigs aren't radioactive mutants but fast-breeding boar-pig crosses that reproduce year-round, creating ...

A new genetic study examines an unusually large hybridization event that followed the Fukushima nuclear accident, when escaped domestic pigs bred with wild boar. The research shows that domestic pig ...

Wild boar (sus scrofa ferus) walking in forest on foggy morning and looking at camera. Wildlife in natural habitat© Budimir Jevtic/Shutterstock.com In the United States, wild pigs are a problem. These ...

African swine fever (ASF) is one of the most devastating diseases affecting domestic pigs and wild boars worldwide. Since its introduction into Europe, this deadly virus has spread widely, threatening ...

BARCELONA/MADRID >> Spanish police, soldiers and park rangers are racing to identify wild boars that might be infected with African swine fever and prevent the disease from crossing into the country’s ...