Wild pigs destroying parks in south Monterey County

Wild pigs on the Central Coast continue to be a growing problem as they extend their range of damage and county park leaders now looking at hiring a private hunter to help eradicate the problem.

“It gets very very frustrating. Our parks are the jewels of our community,” said Mike LeBarre, mayor of King City.

The wild pigs have also ripped into the playing fields at Toro Park and earlier this year one pig destroyed a restroom at Lake San Antonio when it got trapped inside.

Flores said park rangers have set up traps to capture the pigs and “humanely dispatch” them as rangers describe it. In a two-week span, rangers captured 30 pigs but the growing pig population is outpacing any effort to eradicate the problem.

That's why Monterey County will soon bring in a private trapper to help get rid of the wild pigs.

And just last month, the governor signed legislation that will make it easier and cheaper for hunters to kill wild pigs. The annual damage to public parks and private property including agriculture fields is estimated to be in the billions of dollars. And drought conditions are forcing the pigs out of the wild in search of food and water...MORE

Climate change causes drought, drought has the feral hogs seeking new feed sources. 

Can't you see where this is going?

Save the pigs and save the parks...by adopting all options to halt climate change.

You have heard of a pig in a poke. This version is a pig in a park.