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FACTSHEET - Invasive Feral Pig About Biology Distribution Legal Status Identification

31 Jan 2024

Domestic pigs, varying in colour from black to reddish-brown to white, and wild boar, pot-bellied pigs, and their hybrids are a major issue may have a spotted or solid pattern, especially in the young. [...] They thrive in a wide range of habitats Distribution and elevations, including semi-arid rangeland to moist forests In Canada, feral pig populations are established in the prairie and wetlands, and from sea level to altitudes of up to 2400 provinces (AB, SK, MB). [...] Brook mailto:info%40bcinvasives.ca?subject= Ecological: Feral pigs can carry a number of diseases and Sport hunting of pigs is permitted in BC, however it is are a significant risk to domestic swine production and other discouraged and NOT considered an effective control wildlife. [...] Feral wild boar distribution and Feral pigs are omnivores and compete with native wildlife for perceptions of risk on the central Canadian prairies. [...] National Feral Swine the presence of feral pigs, as they are often nocturnal and Damage Management Program.
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