Wild Pig Summit

 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

 

VIEW SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES IN THE PROGRAM HERE 

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. Presentations will be presented in English only. We will be using Zoom as our delivery platform. Please make sure you have the latest version of Zoom loaded on your device and that it is compatible with your operating system. 

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(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.