Wild pigs: a problem in Georgia, USA

The Southeast is in the middle of a $1.5 billion problem: wild pigs.

Experts told Channel 2’s Severe Weather Team 2 Meteorologist Katie Walls that the animals are a growing threat in Georgia. Their destruction spans from neighborhoods to farms. 

The wild pigs have done $150 million in damage in the state of Georgia, about a third of that in residential areas. Walls spoke to one Dawson County neighbor who said her gardens have been destroyed.

“It’s progressively getting worse and worse and worse,” said Betsy Cornish. Cornish showed Walls what’s left of the landscaping at her home. “This was all torn up and this was all torn up,” Cornish said.

The wild pigs spared nothing. Though mostly vegetarian, the opportunistic invasive swine will eat grubs, even small mammals as they root and dig for food. The Cornish's freshly planted grass was destroyed, costing thousands.

“They pretty much demolished 2,500 square feet of it. I mean literally uprooted the whole area,” Cornish said.

Full report here: http://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/southeast-is-epicenter-of-15-billion-wild-pig-problem/670412855.