HOPKINS, S.C. (AP) - Federal trappers have killed more than 100 wild hogs at Congaree National Park during the past year in order to keep the animals from menacing visitors and destroying rare plants.
The State newspaper (https://bit.ly/2fKsbEr ) reports that National Park Service reached out to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s wildlife services division in November 2015 for full-time assistance in reducing the pig population inside the state’s only national park. The park is located about 30 miles southeast of Columbia.
Since then, resource officers have been trapping the pigs and shooting them.
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Officials are holding a public meeting in St. Matthews on Nov. 17 to discuss the problems pigs are causing and how the park is trying to limit the damage.
Wildlife officials say South Carolina has more than 150,000 feral pigs statewide.
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Information from: The State, https://www.thestate.com
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