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Animal Health Canada, Squeal on Pigs Manitoba and Manitoba Pork are hosting the Canadian Wild Pig Summit II.
Date: April 29, 2025
Time: 8:30 am to noon CDT
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.
AGENDA
| 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 |
We invite anyone interested in wild pig control activities in Canada to register for the event. Please register for the event by April 25 to ensure you will be permitted to enter the virtual meeting.
REGISTER NOW
(This will be a virtual meeting offered in English only)
Questions? Please contact Michelle Follensbee at mfollensbee@animalhealthcanada.ca.
Funding by the Government of Canada under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership.
Past event:
Canadian Wild Pig Summit: April 22 to 24, 2024, in Brandon, Manitoba. View the 2024 agenda here.