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(Canada) August 20, 2025 – To address the growing ecological and agricultural threat posed by invasive wild pigs, Canada is responding with the launch of Wild Pigs Canada. This new online hub was developed by Invasives Canada and Animal Health Canada in collaboration with the Invasive Wild Pig Leadership Group.
Wild Pigs Canada offers a central source for tools, information, and resources to address the threat of invasive wild pigs. This site will empower the public and interest groups to identify and report wild pigs, understand their impacts to Canada, and stay up to date on current initiatives to tackle the problem.
“Animal Health Canada is proud to be a collaborator on the new Wild Pigs Canada website that shares information to support the prevention, management and removal of invasive wild pigs from the Canadian landscape,” says Dr. Leigh Rosengren, industry co-chair on the Animal Health Board of Directors.
Invasive wild pigs are uncontained pigs that are not under human control. They are adaptable, elusive, and increasingly widespread in Canada. These animals destroy crops, damage natural habitats, and pose threats to native wildlife, livestock, pets, people, and ways of life. They can also spread or be a reservoir for diseases such as African swine fever (ASF).
ASF is a foreign animal disease of particular concern that is not yet in Canada. If introduced, wild pigs could rapidly spread the disease, with devastating impacts on domestic pigs, the swine industry and international trade.
In Canada, invasive wild pigs can be found in any province and territory, however the only known self-sustaining, established populations exist in parts of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. Their adaptability, combined with their wide-ranging economic, environmental and social impacts, demands a collaborative effort from all sectors and individuals nationwide.
Canada’s Invasive Wild Pig Strategy (2022-2032) outlines a coordinated approach to preventing and eliminating this threat. Wild Pigs Canada delivers on a key action of the strategy: by raising awareness and enabling public and interest groups to take action through a user-friendly, accessible platform. These efforts are supported by the multi-sector, national Invasive Wild Pig Leadership Group, which helps support coordinated regional action.
“Wild Pigs Canada is the result of strong and meaningful coordination across sectors and regions, developed through our partnership with Animal Health Canada and the Invasive Wild Pig Leadership Group, and informed by our ongoing work with international partners in the US and Mexico,” says Rebecca Lord, Executive Director, Invasives Canada.
Wild Pigs Canada is for anyone interested in protecting the landscapes and livelihoods that we all share.
“This website brings it all together – whether you’re a farmer, hunter, hiker, or just someone who cares about our natural landscape, you’ll find everything you need to know about wild pigs and how to report them in one place. Remember, people on the land and out in nature are our first line of defense against invasive species like wild pigs,” says Executive Director, Matt DeMille, Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters.
Learn more, report a sighting, and take action by visiting www.WildPigs.ca
This website was developed with funding from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, through the African Swine Fever Industry Preparedness Program.
About Invasives Canada
Invasives Canada is a national nonprofit charity organization working to protect Canada’s lands and waters from the impacts of invasive species. Through education, collaboration, and science-based action, Invasives Canada supports communities, governments, and land managers in preventing the introduction and spread of harmful invasive species across the country. For more information, visit www.invasivescanada.ca.
About Animal Health Canada
Animal Health Canada is the only national organization that brings together industry, federal, provincial, and territorial partners to provide collaborative guidance on a cohesive, functional, and responsive farmed animal health and welfare system in Canada. For more information, visit animalhealthcanada.ca.
About the Invasive Wild Pig Leadership Group
The implementation of the national Invasive Wild Pig Strategy and this new website are supported by the national Invasive Wild Pig Leadership Group. This group was formed to support regional coordination of invasive wild pig prevention and eradication efforts across Canada, with representation from government, industry, Indigenous, conservation, and animal health groups. For more information, visit www.wildpigs.ca/about-us/
For more information contact:
Gabby Nichols, Programs Manager, Invasives Canada
programs@invasivescanada.ca
Tanya Frye, Communications Director, Animal Health Canada
(613) 302-2671, tfrye@animalhealthcanada.ca