These greenhouse-gas sources have trotters and snouts

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Emissions linked to global warming are higher at sites where feral pigs disturb the soil.

Dark-coloured feral pigs forage in a grassy territory in Australia

The activity of the feral pigs in Australia’s Kakadu National Park (pictured) raises soil emissions of methane. Credit: Krystyna Szulecka Photography/Alamy

Feral pigs rooting around in the soil can increase greenhouse-gas emissions1.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-02734-8

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