Kangaroo Island free from feral pigs after successful eradication programTurning tragedy into opportunityThe Kangaroo Island Feral Pig Eradication Program removed 878 feral pigs, with the last known sows removed in March 2024. "No more feral pigs means helping the recovery of native species, including threatened plants, and reducing the spread of dieback. "Eradicating feral pigs from Kangaroo Island is a tremendous achievement and fantastic news for the island, its farmers, the environment and South Australia as a whole," Scriven said. "Kangaroo Island is now the largest island anywhere in the world from which an established feral pig population has been eradicated. "Kangaroo Island Landscape Board Chair Andrew Heinrich pointed out that strong island rules have kept out other major pests from the mainland, including foxes, rabbits, and ferrets.