The invasive, nuisance species have been spotted at the City of San Antonio’s southernmost park, the Medina River Natural Area. And the Parks and Recreation Department says there has been evidence of the pigs at other city properties, such as Friedrich Wilderness Park and the Greenway Trail System.
The invasive, nuisance species have been spotted at the City of San Antonio’s southernmost park, the Medina River Natural Area.– Among the 511 acres of the Medina River Natural Area, there’s at least one thing that is fully “natural:” feral hogs.feral hogs in Texas, and the invasive, nuisance species have been spotted at the City of San Antonio’s southernmost park. There has also been evidence of them at other city properties, such as Friedrich Wilderness Park and the Greenway Trail System.
Able to breed early and often, the pigs can cause damage to the local ecosystem. They can also grow to several hundred pounds and could pose a threat to park visitors, says Parks and Recreation Department Natural Resources Manager Grant Ellis. The San Antonio City Council is scheduled to vote Thursday on a hog trapping contract worth an estimated $35,000 a year. The contract would run more than two-and-a-half years, through March 2026, with two, one-year renewal options.
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