Feral pigs threaten crops and pig farming in Brazil

Brazil’s agriculture and livestock have a serious threat to watch: with their population growing out of control, feral pigs have become a nuisance. The animals are responsible for multi-million-dollar losses in crop fields, and are potential carriers of zoonotic diseases. In Portuguese the feral pigs are known as “javaporcos,” a contraction of javali (wild boar) and porco (pig). The feral pig is an exotic creature in Brazil, as Sus scrofa originally did not exist on the entire American