Explosive numbers, deadly destruction, devastating economic impact. Is it possible to control the spiraling feral hog population in Texas? A new study shows a warfarin-based toxicant could help.

FILE - Trapper John Schmidt, a wildlife trapper, walks past damage from feral hogs that happened overnight while foraging near one of his traps in New Orleans, June 17, 2014.

These non-native animals are more than just a nuisance; they pose a significant biological and environmental threat.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Eight years into a U.S. program to control damage from feral pigs, the invasive animals with big appetites and snouts that uproot anything that smells good are still a ...

AUSTIN - Researchers at two Texas universities will use $500,000 to study damage and control methods to deal with the state's burgeoning feral hog population. Texas A&M and Texas Tech universities ...

Each repair of feral hog damage to West Bank levees costs between $3,000 and $5,000, according to officials with the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-West. (SLFPA-West) The damage ...

Feral hogs typically cause damage with their snouts as they search for food and more. They can also travel in large familial groups of 30 or more pigs, also called sounders.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Eight years into a U.S. program to control damage from feral pigs, the invasive animals with big appetites and snouts that uproot anything that smells good are still a ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Eight years into a U.S. program to control damage from feral pigs, the invasive animals with big appetites and snouts that uproot anything that smells good are still a ...

These prolific hogs gone wild have been wiped out in 11 of the 41 states where they were reported in 2014 or 2015, and there are fewer in parts of the other 30.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Eight years into a U.S. program to control damage from feral pigs, the invasive animals with big appetites and snouts that uproot anything that smells good are still a ...