Thursday, June 2 2011 2:14 PM EDT2011-06-02 18:14:52 GMT
Federal officials are preparing to mobilize against San Diego's population of wild pigs, which they see as a threat to public health and the area's fragile ecosystem.
Federal officials are preparing to mobilize against San Diego's population of wild pigs, which they see as a threat to public health and the area's fragile ecosystem.
LAKESIDE, Calif. (AP) - The U. S. Forest Service wants to kill hundreds of wild pigs living and multiplying in San Diego County's backcountry. Several options are listed in a plan now open for public comment.
Officials see the pigs as a threat to fragile Cleveland National Forest ecosystems and to public health and safety.
The U-T San Diego says six years ago, a member of the Barona Band of Mission Indians was trying to start a hunting program when he released as many as 40 domestically raised Russian pigs behind El Capitan Reservoir.
Options in the federal eradication plan, which could cost millions, include trapping, hunting by helicopter and hunting on the ground with dogs.
Officials say the pigs are spread over 600,000 acres from Palomar Mountain to the U.-S.-Mexico border.
Tuesday, September 26 2017 10:39 AM EDT2017-09-26 14:39:13 GMT
Four college basketball coaches were among those facing federal charges Tuesday in a wide probe of fraud and corruption in the NCAA, authorities said. Including former SDSU assistant coach Tony Bland now of the University of Southern California.
Four college basketball coaches were among those facing federal charges Tuesday in a wide probe of fraud and corruption in the NCAA, authorities said. Including former SDSU assistant coach Tony Bland now of the University of Southern California.
Tuesday, September 26 2017 10:31 AM EDT2017-09-26 14:31:26 GMT
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors will consider Monday a proposal banning certain items that could be used as weapons in unincorporated areas where border wall prototypes are set to be constructed.
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors will consider Monday a proposal banning certain items that could be used as weapons in unincorporated areas where border wall prototypes are set to be constructed.
Tuesday, September 26 2017 9:49 AM EDT2017-09-26 13:49:44 GMT
A powerful wildfire swept through the well-populated suburban canyons of Southern California, creeping up to the edges of homes and down to the shoulder of a major freeway.
A powerful wildfire swept through the well-populated suburban canyons of Southern California, creeping up to the edges of homes and down to the shoulder of a major freeway.
Tuesday, September 26 2017 9:20 AM EDT2017-09-26 13:20:21 GMT
A 29-year-old man was stabbed to death at a City Heights homeless encampment and a woman was hospitalized Tuesday with a stab wound from the same attack as police searched for the assailant, authorities said.
A 29-year-old man was stabbed to death at a City Heights homeless encampment and a woman was hospitalized Tuesday with a stab wound from the same attack as police searched for the assailant, authorities said.
Tuesday, September 26 2017 1:40 AM EDT2017-09-26 05:40:53 GMT
The City of Chula Vista is making a push to hire more officers as the city's population continues to steadily grow and the police department said it does not have enough officers to keep pace.
The City of Chula Vista is making a push to hire more officers as the city's population continues to steadily grow and the police department said it does not have enough officers to keep pace.
