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Animal Health Canada, Squeal on Pigs Manitoba and Manitoba Pork are hosting the Canadian Wild Pig Summit II.
The virtual event offers a morning of presentations, featuring findings of wild pig monitoring programs and recommendations from Indigenous communities on the Canadian Invasive Wild Pig Strategy.
| 8:30 am | Welcome & Introductions | Animal Health Canada |
| 8:45 am | Saskatchewan Wild Boar Aerial Survey | Doug Schindler, President and Senior Scientist Joro Consultants, Selkirk Manitoba |
| 9:15 am | Monitoring Wild Boar Using Remote Cameras | Hannah McKenzie, Wild Boar Specialist Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation & Devin Fitzpatrick, PhD candidate, University of Calgary |
| 9:45 am | Indigenous Engagement and the Canadian Wild Pig Strategy | Gabby Nichols, Programs Manager Invasives Canada |
| 10:15 am | Wild Pig Monitoring in Ontario Using Drones | Travis McGee, Wildlife Research Technician Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources |
| 10:45 am | Use of eDNA to Identify Presence or Absence of Invasive Wild Pigs | James Hood, Faculty Researcher Russ Edwards School, Agriculture & Environment, Assiniboine College |
| 11:15 am | Determining Wild Pig Presence In, and Near a Control Zone | Doug Larcombe, Field Operations Technician Squeal on Pigs Manitoba |
Questions? Please contact Michelle Follensbee at mfollensbee@animalhealthcanada.ca.
Funding by the Government of Canada under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership.
Canadian Wild Pig Summit: April 22 to 24, 2024, in Brandon, Manitoba. View the 2024 agenda here.