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Wild boar are nocturnal and hardy and can cause major damage to croplands and feedstocks.

Officials want ban on wild boar farming because of feral pigs threat

Wild boar are the most destructive invasive species south of the border,  causing hundreds of millions in damage each year

By Alexis Kienlen April 3, 2014

Reading Time: 4 minutes The time has come to ban wild boar farming in Alberta, say field men and municipal officials in the Peace. “According to Alberta Agriculture’s information, there are only six or seven viable wild boar producers in the province,” said Normand Boulet, agricultural field man for the MD of Smoky River. “Our feeling was that if […] Read more