Feral pigs are an invasive species that contaminate water supplies, damage natural habitats, trample crops, carry disease, and reproduce extremely fast. That's why the province has been working to stay ahead of the issue since they were first spotted in the province.
"One thing I've learned since the launch of the campaign is that the problems probably bigger than we thought." Said MB Pork General Manager Cam Dahl, "They're in more locations than we had thought going in, and in that respect, the campaign is working."
The province is working to track, trap, and eradicate the pigs, and they continue to ask that people not hunt them. Hunting feral pigs spreads them out and makes them much harder for the province to track.
"We are trapping animals, and of course, those don't go back into the wild, so there is a level of eradication at this point." Said Dahl, "they're also reproducing at a rate that's higher than our eradication abilities at this point."
If you see the signs of feral pigs, you can report it at the Squeal On Pigs website.
