Canada’s wild pigs threaten ‘absolute destruction’ if left unchecked

Expert says pigs are worst invasive wild mammal on the planet', carrying diseases, destroying crops and contaminating water

The Canadian city of Edmonton may soon be hogtied with a problem that it won't be able to barbecue its way out of.

Wild pigs have been spreading across central Alberta's prairies and if left unchecked, could soon find themselves in the river valley of Edmonton. According to Ryan Brook, a University of Saskatchewan professor studying the pigs, the creatures are an ecological trainwreck" and would cause absolute destruction" if they make their way to the river valley, which is abundant in water and forest cover.