A javelina is a wild pig that lives in the deserts of Arizona. They travel in packs and go looking for food. They aren't aggressive but whatever is left lying around is fair game. You can hear them at night, and they run into the camp. Whatever edible thing is not buried or covered with a lid... that better have a really heavy rock on it...is gone the next morning.
We put our compost into holes we have dug in the ground so these buggers don't get in... but it doesn't always work. I dug the following pit on July 23 and made sure to cover all of the rotting food with plenty of soil and really large rocks... but they managed to dig it up and left a huge mess that I had to dig over again.
I haven't managed to see one of these, although other volunteers have, so I will copy a link to a site where you can see a picture of one of these slobby food-raiding barbarians. Oh yeah, I was ticked.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Javelina.jpg
They are also called peccaries, or "skunk pigs". Personally, I think that is too generous of a name for these guys. I would call them something else, but it wouldn't be appropriate for the blog.
Compost pit before I began digging.
Compost pit, after I have finished covering it up.
Te swinie!!!! If you don't understand what that means, find a friend who is Polish and have him or her translate that for you. OK, I'll do it. It means "these pigs!!!"
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