The United States is home to millions of wild boars, but despite their overwhelming numbers, they are not commonly eaten. Why ...

An invasive species is an introduced non-native organism that begins to spread or expand its range from an original ...

Their meat is leaner and more rich in flavor than pork sold in stores, the service said. Their meat can be turned into smoked barbecue, chili, burgers, tacos or wild boar ragu over pasta.

However, they are "some of the best-tasting invasive meat you can get," the USFWS says. "Leaner and richer in flavor than store-bought pork, wild boar works in everything from smoked barbecue to ...

Wild boar, found in 56 of California's 58 counties, with the heaviest concentrations west of the Central Valley, is described in the article as “leaner and richer in flavor than store-bought pork.

They also proposed changing China’s laws to allow people to consume “captured wild boars,” but only after a quarantine process to ensure the meat is safe to eat.