A provincial project procured some funds for a particular pest problem.
Manitoba's "Squeal On Pigs" program is in its second year, and has received $2.6 million through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership.
Manitoba Pork, in partnership with the Government of Canada and the Province of Manitoba, and collaboration with Manitoba’s agricultural sector, was pleased to announce this funding during the Wild Pig Summit, which is currently taking place in Brandon.
This new funding will be a sizeable boon to the organization, furthering its capabilities of tracking and trapping wild pigs.
This funding will help develop new methods of tracking, like DNA detection in water supplies, or support existing methods like thermal imagining drones.
Squeal On Pigs Director Dr. Wanye Lee is confident this problem will not last long in Manitoba.
"I know it will take some time, but i think we can eradicate them from Manitoba. We have to persevere and be diligent, but I think it's possible."
The Manitoba Invasive Swine Eradication Project, later rebranded as Squeal on Pigs Manitoba, was announced in January 2022 as a partnership between the Government of Canada, the Province of Manitoba, and Manitoba Pork, through funding from the Canadian Agricultural Partnership.
If you're looking to make a report on a wild pig, visit squealonpigsmb.org or give them a call at 1-833-SPOT PIG.
