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Article: STATE TO HUNTERS: HELP ELIMINATE FERAL SWINE

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November 8, 2006
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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release:

Officials from the Michigan Departments of Agriculture (MDA) and Natural Resources (DNR) today encouraged hunters with a valid hunting license of any type to shoot feral swine (free-ranging wild pigs) in 23 Michigan counties.

In states where feral swine have become established, they have caused crop damage, pose a serious threat to the health and welfare of the domestic swine, endanger humans, impact wildlife populations, and impact the environment by disrupting the ecosystem.

Because state law protects livestock that may be running at large, special precautions are necessary to guard the rights of farmers. The ...

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