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I saw this piece about a komodo dragon taking down a wild hog and my mind immediately leapt to the WORST IDEA FOR BIOCONTROL. 
(eyes Alabama) don't do it.
Don't do it i'm WATCHING. 
https://a-z-animals.com/blog/komodo-dragon-tracks-down-and-catches-a-wild-boar-before-gulping-it-down-in-seconds/
@beebrookshire in reply to: https://mastodon.social/@beebrookshire/111024462234278686
There is a paper showing saltwater crocs in Northern Territory Australia are eating many invasive feral hogs as a major part of their diet. https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rsbl.2021.0676
So my question is, what about american alligators vs feral hogs? They aren't as big as saltwater crocs, but they're big enough to take on some juvenile feral hogs. Could there some potential there?
@llewelly A+ hashtags.
And yes alligators can and do eat feral hogs! Of more than juvenile size! Appears to not be a significant part of the diet though. https://feralhogs.extension.org/natural-predators-of-feral-hogs/