Research that tracked three animals highlights how far they will travel and the lengths they will go to keep moving
BRANDON — Rudiger, Dietmar and Cindy teach much about the wanderings of wild pigs. These three eastern German wild boars were tracked as one crossed back and forth between Poland and Germany, all three wandered far from where they were first spotted and tagged and all were unfazed by natural barriers that would put off lesser […] Read moreTag Archives Wild Pig Summit
Ont. faces unique wild pig challenges
BRANDON — Like commandos, the gunmen arrived by airboat, slipping into the swamp while their targets slept, guided by two drones and approaching quietly to point blank range. One of targets bolted and charged past, taking a shotgun blast from less than two metres, so close that the wad from the shell was embedded in the […] Read more
Wild pig experts divided over extent of the problem
Officials working to eradicate the invasive species disagree with a researcher’s belief that populations are widespread
How big is Western Canada’s wild pig problem? It became obvious at Canada’s first Wild Pig Summit that experts are split on the issue, divided over almost every aspect of the situation. Recent wild pig stories: “They’re not super-pigs,” complained Darby Warner of the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corp. after hearing a presentation by the University […] Read more
Wild pig control gains momentum on Prairies
Eradication efforts face obstacles and experts disagree over the extent of the problem, but much progress has been made
BRANDON — Canadian wild pigs are furtive, rugged and mysterious beasts roaming and rooting in unknown numbers across the parklands of Western Canada. Understanding them, catching them and eradicating them is now a crusade across Canada and other regions where the animals are a problem, Canada’s first ever Wild Pig Summit revealed. Recent wild pig stories: […] Read more
