Feral hogs are tearing up lawns and alarming residents in a Mesquite, Texas, neighborhood, where homeowners say night sightings have become increasingly common and the damage continues to grow.
A longtime resident says concern has escalated to the point that neighbors are being told to avoid going outside once it gets dark.
What’s happening?
Ted Faulkner, who lives in Mesquite’s Falcons Lair neighborhood, told CBS News Texas the area has dealt with feral hog problems for years, but recent activity has become much harder to ignore.
Videos Faulkner shared show the hogs moving through the neighborhood at night in groups. He said he has spotted about six at a time and, on some occasions, as many as 10…