CN Rail Provides Statement on Derailment, More than 1,800 Invasive Wild Pigs Eradicated From LBL

CN Rail provides statement on derailment, more than 1,800 invasive wild pigs eradicated from LBL

CN Rail provided a statement on a train derailment that occurred near Arlington in late May, and the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service eradicated more than 1,800 wild pigs in Land Between the Lakes in 2026.

More than 1,800 wild pigs eradicated from LBL; Officials report fewer sightings, less damage

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service eradicated more than 1,800 wild pigs in Land Between the Lakes in 2026.

Department of Fish and Wildlife Resouces reports removal of wild pigs from Land Between the Lakes

The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources reported this week that the USDA’s APHIS Wildlife Services recently completed an extended season of aerial wild pig removal operations at Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. They said that during winter removal efforts from January through March, 1,802 feral hogs were removed from LBL in Kentucky and Tennessee. Crews located the pigs by using helicopters equipped with thermal im…