All known feral swine have been eradicated from the state of Colorado.
A partnership between the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Wildlife Services (WS), Forest Service, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), and Colorado Department of Agriculture formed in the early 2000s as a task force to manage feral swine.
“The eradication of feral swine will help protect and benefit Colorado’s agricultural crops and livestock as well as wildlife, wildlife habitat and private and public lands,” said Travis Black, Deputy Regional Manager of CPW’s Southeast Region.
The task force will continue to monitor to ensure the state remains free of the invasive species.
It is illegal in Colorado to possess, transport, or release feral swine, and reported sightings of feral swine can be reported to USDA WS at 1-866-487-3297 or CPW at 303-297-1192.
