Manitoba has tightened the regulatory status of Eurasian wild boar in an effort to help fight back against invasive wild pigs.
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Manitoba bans wild boar possession
Manitoba has tightened the regulatory status of Eurasian wild boar in an effort to help the province’s invasive wild pig problem.
Where are Canada’s wild pigs? A new nationwide map shows where
Animal Health Canada releases first-of-its-kind nationwide wild pig mapping study
Animal Health Canada released a first-of-its-kind nationwide wild pig mapping study in September 2025.
New wild pig website launches in Canada
A new website has joined the fight against invasive wild pigs in Canada, aiming to offer tools, information and resources to educate the public and offer them a way to report wild pig sightings.
Too much waterhemp to destroy in parts of Manitoba
Waterhemp has been changed to a Tier 2 weed in 28 Manitoba municipalities where the invasive weed is now too established to eradicate
Waterhemp is too established to eradicate in 28 Manitoba municipalities, according to the province. The invasive weed has been reclassified as Tier 2 on the noxious weed list.
Fertilizer to fight leafy spurge
Applying fertilizer could encourage soil fungi in Western Canadian pastures to become parasitic and sap resources from leafy spurge plants if the soil nutrients are rich enough —at least, that’s the idea behind recent research out of Saskatchewan
Leafy spurge is a tenacious, invasive pasture weed in Western Canada. New research suggests that fertilizer may have a role in how farmers can better beat back the threat and reclaim productivity on that grazing land.
Canada’s wild pig plan needs Indigenous voice: invasive species expert
Indigenous groups and communities must be heard in Canada’s national fight to control wild pigs, attendees of the 2025 Canadian Wild Pig Summit II heard
Canada’s Indigenous groups and communities must be heard in the national strategy to control wild pigs, attendees of the 2025 Canadian Wild Pig Summit II hear.
Manitoba’s wild pigs not headed for population boom, expert says
The co-ordinator for Manitoba’s Squeal on Pigs program says our cold climate wild swine situation isn’t comparable to U.S.
The co-ordinator for Manitoba’s Squeal on Pigs program says our cold climate wild pig situation isn’t comparable to the feral swine issues being fought in the U.S.
The made-in-Manitoba fight against wild pigs
Manitoba’s feral swine problem is not the same as the wild pig problem in the U.S., Squeal on Pigs co-ordinator says
Manitoba’s feral swine problem is not the same as the wild pig problem in the U.S., Squeal on Pigs co-ordinator says.
VIDEO: Is the end of the wild pig presence in Manitoba achievable?
Wayne Lees with Squeal On Pigs Manitoba takes the threat of wild pigs in Manitoba seriously and can see a time when the invasive species’ presence becomes a page in history. But what will it take? In this series of videos from inside Spruce Woods Park, Lees talks about the three-pronged threat that wild pigs
VIDEO: Manitoba wild pigs’ nocturnal habits keep them (mostly) out of sight
If you haven’t seen a wild pig in Manitoba, it may very well be for two reasons: they’re very good at hiding and tend to be more active when the sun goes down when you may already be in bed. In this series of videos, Devon Baete with Squeal On Pigs Manitoba talks about how
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