Diseased and brazen pigs hone in on Australia's urban and crop areas

Townsville pig hunter Bianca Pollard previously contracted Leptospirosis and says feral pigs rapidly spread disease from property to property across the north. Picture by Bianca Pollard NEARLY one million feral pigs have been hunted across Queensland over the first half of the Great Australian Pig Hunt. All articles from our website & app The digital version of This Week's Paper Breaking news alerts direct to your inbox All articles from the other agricultural news sites in your area Australian Pig Doggers and Hunters Association Queensland president Mark Beattie said the successful start of the inaugural 12-month event had been well received amongst the hunting community, eliminating 986,856 threats to native fauna and flora. As feral pig numbers continue to boom following years of increased breeding from suitable weather, the pests are becoming more widespread and targeting more urban areas and crops. "They seem to be coming into areas that are more built up. I'm getting feral ...