COOPER CITY, Fla. -- The wild pigs that are chewing up landscaping in Plantation are moving south.

On Thursday, a woman in Cooper CIty was surprised to find a feral hog rooting around her neighborhood for food.

“When it first started walking toward me, I was a little nervous," Annette Isrel told Local 10's Roger Lohse.

Isrel said that at first, she thought it was a dog.

The 40-pound porker didn’t run when she approached with some dog food. Instead, t came over and started eat.

"I kind of wanted to keep him, but I knew my husband would kill me," Isrel said.

Isrel called "Dead or Alive Wildlife," the same trapper tracking the herd of hogs tormenting homeowners in Plantation. Owner Jon Gherardi said the little pig put up quite the fight.

“He didn’t like it when I tried to put him in the cage. He was not a happy camper," Gherardi said.

It's unclear if the black and white sow strayed from the pack of pigs in Plantation or if it’s part of a different group now roaming Cooper City. But if you’re wondering why these hogs are showing up in urban areas, experts say the cold weather may be to blame.

At the Wildlife Care Center in Fort Lauderdale, director Sherry Schleuter said the unusually cold winter may have killed the fruit trees and vegetation these wild hogs feed on, and the thinned out the foliage of their forest habitat.

“They’re not trying to destroy things. They’re just looking for a food supply," she said.

Schleuter suspects a few years ago someone abandoned some domestic pigs in western Broward County. The pigs reproduced, and now -- a few generations later -- they've become a a herd of wild hogs.

"They're domestic pigs that are no longer domestic," Schleuter said.

Wild pigs, like iguanas, are classified as nuisance animals in Florida.

Sows drop their piglets this time of year so, homeowners are eager to round up the ones roaming in Broward County before that happens. There can be up to 12 piglets in a litter.

The Plantation Acres Homeowner's Association has agreed to put up $1,000 to offset the cost of removing the pigs from the wooded lots in their community. Gherardi said he expects to set up corral-like traps next week.

Eventually the animals will be taken to a large piece of property near Lake Okeechobee.