Florida
‘Wawa wild boar’: Man spots wild hog yards away from Florida store
LAKE MARY, Fla. – A person visiting a Wawa in Florida stated he was shocked to seek out two wild hogs roaming simply 50 yards or so from the comfort retailer.
The shop is situated in a high traffic space on the intersection of W. Eau Gallie and N. John Rodes boulevards, proper off Interstate 95 in Melbourne.
“We’re over right here at Wawa, and as I used to be pulling in up right here, I noticed myself what I could not consider… a completely wild boar!” Jacob Essick stated in a video he posted on social media (@JacobEssick on Instagram/YouTube).
He stated one of many hogs ran away earlier than he may seize it on digital camera.
MORE REPORTS ON WILD HOGS IN FLORIDA:
Wild hogs are current in all of Florida’s 67 counties, in keeping with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Fee, and like to inhabit oak-cabbage palm hammocks, freshwater marshes and sloughs, and pine flatwoods. They will attain weights of greater than 150 kilos and be 5 to six ft in size. They normally journey in small household teams, often known as “sounders,” or alone.