The fight continues against the invasive spread of wild boar in Alberta and its inherent disease risk and damage to the agriculture sector.
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Sask. to impose moratorium on wild boar farms
Current operators have about six months to comply with new regulations, but a researcher says a moratorium is too late
REGINA — A moratorium on wild boar farms will help Saskatchewan better deal with the threat of African swine fever and other diseases, the provincial government said. However, University of Saskatchewan researcher Ryan Brook said it’s far too late to control the feral population. The moratorium was announced in a package of new regulations under […] Read more
Sask. to restrict wild boar farms
REGINA — Saskatchewan has placed a moratorium on new wild boar farms, effective Jan. 1, 2025. It also requires all existing wild boar operations to be licensed and inspected by that time. The move comes after the regulations developed under the New Animal Control Act take effect. The government had announced two years ago that […] Read more
Alta. county says no to bylaw banning wild boar
Neighbouring municipality had asked Clearwater County to prohibit wild boar, but county insists measure not needed
An Alberta county has rejected a request to approve a proposed animal control bylaw prohibiting wild boar within its borders, instead preferring to continue to manage the animals under the provincial Agricultural Pests Act. “Clearwater County has one of the largest populations of feral horses in Canada,” said Matt Martinson, director of agriculture and community […] Read more
Corral-style traps help control wild pigs in Sask.
The government is also using Judas pigs, which when released will eventually join wild pigs and reveal their location
Efforts to control Saskatchewan’s wild pig population are beginning to show positive results, according to an official at the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corp. Darby Warner, executive director of insurance with SCIC, says as many as 400 wild pigs have been eradicated in Saskatchewan over the past four years. Much of that success is the result […] Read more
War against wild boar being waged in Alta.
RED DEER — There is an undeclared war against feral hogs in Alberta. “When they are contained on a farm and they abide by the fencing standards, they are considered livestock. Once they are at large they are legislated as pests. They have the same designation as a rat,” said Perry Abramenko of Alberta Agriculture. […] Read more
Hunting licence no longer needed for wild boar in Sask.
Saskatchewan hunters may now hunt wild boar without a licence. The government has amended both the wildlife regulations and the stray animal regulations to allow feral or free-ranging wild boar to be killed. Hunters are still required to ask permission to hunt on private land and must follow proper safety precautions. Wild boar can become […] Read more
Wild boar pose serious risk, warns Sask. researcher
Saskatchewan needs management plan to avoid millions in losses
A University of Saskatchewan researcher is warning ranchers, farmers and provincial officials about a possible explosion in the province’s wild boar population. Although he can’t put a number to the animal’s population today, Ryan Brook says it’s easy to imagine wild boars someday outnumbering people in the province. “If you (think you) have even extremely […] Read more
Wild boar pose disease risk to humans, domestic pigs
Escaped wild boar and feral pigs occupy the nebulous grey zone between wildlife and agriculture livestock and have been left to their own devices with limited control efforts. The animals, which were introduced to Canada in the 1990s through agriculture diversification programs, subsequently escaped or were deliberately released to establish free-roaming wild populations. They can […] Read more
Alberta county calls for wild boar eradication
Wild boars, raised as livestock but destructive when they escape, are pests that should be eliminated from Alberta, say officials in Red Deer County. Art Preachuk, agricultural fieldman with the county, said the animals should be banned before they become an agricultural plague. “We are taking this too nonchalantly,” said Preachuk, whose anti-wild boar resolution […] Read more
