Feral pigs not just farm pest, they're a climate destroyer

Chris McLennan
Updated July 20 2021 - 5:06pm, first published 4:00pm
CLIMATE VILLAINS: Feral pigs have been blamed for releasing about 4.9 million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide annually across the globe, the equivalent of 1.1 million cars.
CLIMATE VILLAINS: Feral pigs have been blamed for releasing about 4.9 million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide annually across the globe, the equivalent of 1.1 million cars.

Australia's millions of feral pigs are not only four-legged wrecking balls on farms, they are a climate destroyer.

Chris McLennan

Chris McLennan

National Rural Property Writer

ACM national rural property writer based in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria. Career journalist. Multi award winner.

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