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Feral Wild Boar Control Program
Wild boar pose a threat to the environment, farm operations and to other livestock. The Feral Wild Boar Control Program provides a way for landowners and rural municipalities (RMs) to have wild boars removed.
If you see a wild boar or signs of wild boar in the area, report it to SCIC!
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Wild boar pose a threat to the environment, farm operations and to other livestock. SCIC has teams of experienced hunters and trappers ready to respond! Reported sightings help us to successfully catch pigs and mitigate risk.
If you see a wild boar or signs of wild boar in the area, report it to SCIC!
Click here to report onlineHunting is not the solution to this problem and will, in fact, make things much worse. Research and management experience from provinces and states dealing with wild boar has shown hunters removing individual pigs has minimal effect on the population and, instead, breaks up groups of pigs (called sounders), scatters them across the landscape and teaches them to avoid hunters. This makes control efforts much more difficult and pigs quickly breed to replace any losses.
Effective eradication methods of wild boar include identifying and eliminating the entire sounder. This takes dedicated wildlife professionals with specialized techniques.
Wild boar are considered an invasive species and are a threat to people, agriculture land, livestock and other wildlife. Wild boar can act as a carrier for livestock disease and can damage crops and private property.SCIC remains committed to ongoing research and development of the Feral Wild Boar Control Program.
Wildlife Damage Compensation
Wild boar can cause damage to crops and/or livestock. Through the Wildlife Damage Compensation Program, Saskatchewan producers may be eligible for compensation for crop or livestock damage caused by wild boar.
Contact your local SCIC office or call us toll-free 1-888-935-0000 to report wildlife damage and discuss your options. All Saskatchewan producers may be eligible to receive funding for both preventive measures and wildlife damage concerns.
Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture - African Swine Fever
African Swine Fever is a severe viral disease that spreads through direct and indirect contact and can cause high rates of death in pigs. Domestic pigs, feral pigs and European wild boar can all become infected. The virus does not affect humans.
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Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative - Invasive Pigs
The Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative is a collection of highly qualified people within a cross-Canada network of partners and collaborators dedicated to wildlife health. Our Cooperative includes internationally renowned wildlife disease diagnosticians and researchers, experts in population health, skilled educators and experienced policy advisors.