Editor's note: This story has been updated throughout. (TEXAS TRIBUNE) Two bills from Texas lawmakers — state Rep. Lynn Stucky, R-Denton, and state Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin — would require state ...

SHREVEPORT, La. — Caddo Parish leaders sounded an alarm this week over what they describe as a rapidly worsening wild hog invasion now impacting neighborhoods from one end of the parish to the other.

Wild pigs already cause around $2.5 billion in damage to U.S. crops every year, mostly in southern states like Texas. But the exploding population of feral swine on the prairies of western Canada is ...

A wild hog, or wild boar, in its natural habitat. These omnivorous animals have a strong sense of smell and sharp tusks used for defense.© Mircea Costina/Shutterstock.com Many people are not ...