14 DAY TRIAL // Following the island of South Georgia's killing roughly 3,500 reindeer, New Mexico went public with the news that they will soon spend over $1 million on ridding the state of its feral pigs.
Sources report that $1 million (€0.77 million) of this sum are to come from federal funds, whereas an additional $250,000 (€193,319) are to be provided by state lawmakers.
As is the case with most invasive species, the feral pigs currently living in New Mexico threaten the livelihoods of local farmers. Thus, they either upset livestock or destroy crops.
Furthermore, specialists warn that these animals might carry various diseases, which is why it would be best to soon have them removed from New Mexico.
“These are very bright and adaptive animals, they’re just in the wrong place in New Mexico, doing a lot of damage to our natural world and to wildlife,” State Land Commissioner Ray Powell told members of the press.