Renan Santos: In that sense, it has the strength of the boar, but the reproductive capacity of the pig.
Renan Santos: It has the worst of both worlds.
This plague came from Argentina and Uruguay, spread across the Brazilian countryside, destroys crops, eliminates local animals, attacks Brazilian fauna and biodiversity, and is already causing multimillion—and soon billion—dollar losses to Brazilian producers.
Renan Santos: Eliminating the javaporco is an environmental issue, an economic issue and also a public health issue.
Renan Santos: And the federal government has to put hunters in place to eliminate the plague.