The Veterinary Counselor with the Canadian Pork Council said the threat of foreign animal disease introduction posed by wild pigs has stimulated interest in bringing their populations under control.
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The Veterinary Counselor with the Canadian Pork Council reports efforts on both sides of the Canada U.S. border to control wild pigs are showing success. As part of the Transboundary Feral Swine Summit, delegates discussed the damage being done and the risks posed by feral wild pigs and efforts to bring their populations under control.
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The pork sector, government and wildlife groups in Saskatchewan have come together to address the feral pig situation before it reaches the level seen in other parts of the world.
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Sask Pork is applauding new measures brought forward today by the Government of Saskatchewan to regulate, monitor and control wild boar and feral pigs in the province. The Ministry of Agriculture announced that it is developing regulations for licensing existing commercial wild boar farms and imposing a moratorium on new farms. Regulations for wild boar/feral pigs will also be developed under The Pest Control Act.
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