However, now the wild boar is a national second-class protected animal in China, and we can't kill it at will, which means that the wild boar can't be bought with money. But in the United States, the species of wild boar have been flooded.
It is understood that American wild boar began in16th century. With the arrival of European navigators and colonists, it brought the pig species to America, and the pig began a "colonial journey" with Europeans.
However, some of these pigs ran into the forest during the feeding process and grew and propagated in the wild in the United States. Due to abundant food and suitable climate, "domestic pigs" have become "wild pigs", and the number has increased after a long time.
In the 1980s, the number of wild boar began to surge all over the United States, reaching about 2 million, which became a big trouble. It began to destroy historical sites, golf courses, polluted water supply, and swallowed a lot of corn, sugar cane, wheat, pumpkin and other foods, which brought huge economic losses to the farm. Farmers who grow corn say that wild boar will eat seeds in rows at night.
It is reported that a herd of 20 to 30 wild boars can destroy 65,438+00 acres (60 acres | more than 40,000 square meters) of corn fields in less than a week. In Texas, it is not uncommon for wild boar to lose $70,000 in destructive power overnight.
According to the data of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in 2020, there are 7-8 million wild boars in the United States, which have been found in 37 States, including about 2.6 million wild boars in Texas alone. Across the country, the annual loss caused by wild boar is as high as 2 billion US dollars (65.438+03.5 billion RMB).
As we all know, there is a great demand for pork in China, almost every household will eat it, and even many people prefer to eat some wild pork.
However, some people are curious. Since wild boar is so popular in China, there are too many wild boar in the United States, which has reached the point of flooding. They don't kill them for pork, but spend billions of dollars to deal with them. Why?
Why don't Americans eat wild boar? For foodies, wild boar is much thinner than domestic pork, and it is much better to eat. Now there is no need to worry about antibiotics or hormones in meat. It is reasonable to regard wild boar as food. The reasons why Americans don't eat wild boar are as follows:
First of all, eating habits and religious beliefs are different.
China's eating habits are different from those of the United States. Americans seldom eat pork. Even though pork is delicious, beef is the staple food in American food culture. They prefer beef and chicken to pork, and there are some religious and cultural influences, so Americans are reluctant to eat pork.
Secondly, Americans have a single way of cooking.
Wild boar is rough, difficult to taste, and has a strong smell. Simply frying, roasting and frying is definitely not delicious, but in oriental cuisine, we have hundreds of methods for pigs, such as braising in soy sauce, red oil, stir-frying and boiling.
Third, wild boar is more dangerous.
Wild boars often live in groups, and wild boars are also very powerful. Besides, ordinary shotguns cannot penetrate their bodies. If wild boars feel that they are under attack, they will not run away, but will come back to chase those who hurt themselves. In serious cases, people may die directly, so local people will not catch wild boar easily.
Fourth, wild boar breeds quickly.
Female wild boar can reproduce at the age of 6 to 8 months, and can give birth after 6 months of pregnancy, with 5 or 6 litters in one litter. Moreover, wild boar is omnivorous and easy to raise, so the number of wild boar is difficult to control.
Fifth, wild boar carries bacteria.
It is reported that wild boar is dirtier than domestic pigs. It carries at least 30 kinds of germs and 37 kinds of parasites, which will be harmful to human health if eaten directly.
Although many hunting agencies in the United States are hunting wild boar, it is difficult to control the problem of wild boar flooding in the United States, so so far the United States has been unable to think of a good solution to the problem of wild boar flooding.