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Hunting Wild Pigs Could Save Hawaii’s Coral Reefs

A deeper look at the reefs' unlikely stewards.

BY Kyle Thiermann | Featured


Up in the hills of Hawaii, feral pigs are causing major damage to coral reefs. I went to the Big Island to learn how pig hunters have become unlikely stewards of the reef.

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