Battling the 'Asian Carp on Land'

Steve Carmody — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 20:01:01 +0000

On July 8^th, the Department of Natural Resources will follow through with a designation that wild hogs are an invasive species. There are several thousand feral pigs believed to be running wild in Michigan, according to Mary Detloff, a spokeswoman for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

Michigan steps up the war on wild boar

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 15:02:30 +0000

Rural Michigan is fighting a war with feral swine and wild boars. The problem is getting worse. Now, the state is about to take a major step up declaring them an "invasive species"

The Associated Press reports:

Michigan's fight against feral swine and wild boar is escalating. Department of Natural Resources and Environment Director Rebecca Humphries announced Friday she signed an order declaring the swine an invasive species in Michigan.

The order doesn't take effect until July 8.&n