California Issues Warnings Over Blue-Fleshed Wild Pigs

Some wild pigs in California are turning blue because they've been poisoned by a rodent killer called diphacinone.

This poison is meant to kill rodents, but the pigs are either eating the poison directly or eating the poisoned rodents.

The poison gets into their bodies and turns their muscles blue.

If people eat the meat from these pigs, it can make them very sick, causing internal bleeding.

Even cooking the meat doesn't remove the poison, so hunters are being told to avoid any pigs with blue flesh.

California has tried to limit the use of this poison, but it's still being used on some farms.