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I believe wild pig and feral boar are used interchangeably, so that would probably indicate more of an environmental problem localized to Australia.
by 0x1ch 2y ago
I believe wild pig and feral boar are used interchangeably, so that would probably indicate more of an environmental problem localized to Australia.
- ggm 2y agoAustralia is massive. If we have high levels of PFOA in feral pig meat in the N.T. and northern queensland thats a very interesting problem. The feral pig problem at large is of course an ecological disaster but since it extends into productive lands close to habitation on the coastal edge and south-east, it will include areas we know are massively contaminated. The north tip and the northern coast are much less subject to this, tick-bath and drenching tank waste aside (and that is some heinously bad stuff, but I don't think its PFOA)
- BirAdam 2y agoWild pig indicates formerly domestic pig that has gotten out and gone feral (which happens super quick in pigs) while boar are those swine that have either remained wild or are a generation or two removed from domesticated swine so as to be indistinguishable.
- more_corn 2y agoAnd when they interbreed that’s when the magic happens. Huge litters, massive size, cold adapted, aggressive, smart. They’re the perfect ecological disaster. Adding unacceptable levels of PFAs is icing on the cake.