A wild boar was spotted in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota recently. Several witnesses describe the animal as smaller than a Labrador retriever, has dark long hair, a slanted snout and visible white tusks. The DNR stated that it sounded like a wild boar to them, more specifically, a European wild boar which is a major concern. Boars and feral pigs can multiply rapidly, spread diseases to wild and domestic animals and are destructive to the landscape. Wisconsin, which has feral pigs, asks hunters to shoot them on sight.
Until now, they had not been spotted in Minnesota, and the DNR wants to keep it that way. Boars root up vegetation. They literally tear up the woods, opening it up to erosion. They can damage habitat for deer, turkey and ruffed grouse and affect other wildlife. They'll also eat and destroy crops and gardens.
The DNR said that even if there is only one wild boar, it could breed with domestic pigs, producing wild hybrids. The DNR speculates that someone likely imported the boar into the state illegally, and it escaped. No one, including game farms, is allowed to import them into Minnesota.
The DNR is asking that if the boar is spotted that it should be killed and reported to the DNR.
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