On an October day in 2015, ecologist Meredith Root-Bernstein was watching a family of rare pigs at a Parisian zoo when something caught her eye. Intrigued, the scientist returned to the menagerie at ...

A tiny genetic tweak can make pigs completely resistant to classical swine fever, a major problem for farmers around the world. The same gene edit should also make cattle and sheep resistant to ...

Swarms of wild pigs in California developed blue flesh after ingesting pesticides containing rat poison — and officials warned other common game animals may also be infected. The feral hogs in ...

Dan Burton has trapped hundreds of wild pigs for clients of his wildlife control company in Salinas, but even he was startled when he cut one of them open and found blue meat inside. "I'm not talking ...

Wild pigs in California were exposed to a blue-dyed rodenticide, causing some of their tissue to turn blue. The rodenticide, diphacinone, was likely ingested directly or indirectly through other ...

It's not every day that you walk outside to be greeted by pigs, that's exactly what Caitlin Nizam and her husband found earlier this week in their Wake Forest yard. “They hung out for a while, and ...

Animal rescue volunteers found more than 400 guinea pigs at a South Los Angeles home, living in “unsanitary and overcrowded” conditions. Now they’re asking the public to help foster or adopt some of ...

"Teacup" pigs are not a recognised breed in Australia but are being advertised and sold to buyers, often growing larger than expected. A northern NSW pig sanctuary owner says people frequently ...

Weighing up to 200 pounds, California’s wild pigs live in 56 out of 58 counties. These hybrid creatures — part domesticated pig, part wild boar — have been wreaking havoc throughout the state for the ...

The wildlife you see on your next hiking trip? The rustle in your backyard at night? It might not be a raccoon or a deer. A steady increase in the population of wild pigs — a marauding, non-native ...

PIC's gene-edited pigs are highly resistant to one of the most harmful viruses affecting pig populations worldwide today. Reading time 3 minutes Who’s up for some CRISPR-y bacon? This week, the Food ...