{"id":52835,"date":"2022-04-03T22:19:33","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T02:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=52835"},"modified":"2022-04-03T22:19:37","modified_gmt":"2022-04-04T02:19:37","slug":"hogs-run-wild","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2022\/04\/hogs-run-wild\/","title":{"rendered":"Hogs Run Wild\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>People living in the Green Brier area in Lehigh Acres said hogs are taking over their neighborhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/feral_hog_inspection.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/feral_hog_inspection.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/feral_hog_inspection-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/feral_hog_inspection-768x256.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael Langevin said the hog problem started a month ago, and since then, it\u2019s only gotten worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said this recently built development on the feral hog\u2019s habitat is causing disastrous results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"896\" height=\"504\" src=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/wild_hogs.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/wild_hogs.jpg 896w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/wild_hogs-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/wild_hogs-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 896px) 100vw, 896px\" \/><figcaption>Wild hogs rooting around<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey are ripping up everyone\u2019s yards around here,\u201d said Langevin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s called \u201crooting.\u201d Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says these invasive hogs will dig up dirt and sod looking for food, doing hundreds of dollars worth of damage to landscaping in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People who live here aren\u2019t just concerned about the property, but safety too. So they reached out to authorities for advice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"539\" src=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Catalin-Petolea-wild-hogs.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Catalin-Petolea-wild-hogs.jpg 960w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Catalin-Petolea-wild-hogs-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Catalin-Petolea-wild-hogs-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey basically told me if it\u2019s on our property it is our problem,\u201d said Langevin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FWC said that since they are invasive, they can be trapped and hunted year-round with landowner permission.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People living in the Green Brier area in Lehigh Acres said hogs are taking over their neighborhood. 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