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A population of hard-to-eradicate ‘super pigs’ in Canada is threatening to invade the US
AP via Yahoo ^ | 11/22/2023 | STEVE KARNOWSKI

Posted on 11/22/2023 1:01:00 PM PST by DFG

An exploding population of hard-to-eradicate “super pigs” in Canada is threatening to spill south of the border, and northern states like Minnesota, North Dakota and Montana are taking steps to stop the invasion.

In Canada, the wild pigs roaming Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba pose a new threat. They are often crossbreeds that combine the survival skills of wild Eurasian boar with the size and high fertility of domestic swine to create a “super pig” that's spreading out of control.

Ryan Brook, a professor at the University of Saskatchewan and one of Canada's leading authorities on the problem, calls feral swine, “the most invasive animal on the planet" and “an ecological train wreck.”

Pigs are not native to North America. While they've roamed parts of the continent for centuries, Canada's problem dates back only to the 1980s when it encouraged farmers to raise wild boar, Brook said. The market collapsed after peaking in 2001 and some frustrated farmers simply cut their fences, setting the animals free.

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TOPICS: Outdoors
KEYWORDS: agriculture; canada; feralpigs; superpigs; swine; wildboar
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1 posted on 11/22/2023 1:01:01 PM PST by DFG
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To: DFG

Mmmmmm...bacon. I wonder how they taste.


2 posted on 11/22/2023 1:03:21 PM PST by madison10 (He watching over Israel slumbers not, nor sleeps.)
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To: DFG

Feral hogs will be hunted relentlessly in Montana and North Dakota.


3 posted on 11/22/2023 1:03:39 PM PST by wildcard_redneck (With the Federal DOJ illegally hounding President Trump he has become the 1st true black president)
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To: DFG

First the southern invasion.
Now the northern invasion.

I know which one I prefer.


4 posted on 11/22/2023 1:05:51 PM PST by ClearCase_guy
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To: DFG

Given a choice between swine and Palestinians....


5 posted on 11/22/2023 1:06:25 PM PST by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: DFG
"A population of hard-to-eradicate ‘super pigs’ in Canada is threatening to invade the US"

Reminded me of jennifer granholm.
6 posted on 11/22/2023 1:07:12 PM PST by clearcarbon (Fraudulent elections have consequences.)
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To: madison10

Democrats.

It’s a sub-species of Democrats.

Most of them are vile.

Wouldn’t recommend bringing one in the house.

Definitely would recommend eating one.

((Okay. We all need a humor-break.))


7 posted on 11/22/2023 1:08:12 PM PST by Notthereyet (NotThereYet. )
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To: gundog
Too bad the Israelis are as anti-pig as the Muslims. We could trap the hogs and ship them to Gaza!
8 posted on 11/22/2023 1:08:51 PM PST by Wallace T.
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To: madison10

Gourmet. $15 a lb.

https://www.gourmetfoodstore.com/texas-wild-boar-bacon-16505


9 posted on 11/22/2023 1:09:19 PM PST by TexasGator
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To: Notthereyet

Note to those who read my previous posting.

I actually do like pork.

Fried pork. Baked pork. Stewed pork. Bbq’d pork.


10 posted on 11/22/2023 1:09:55 PM PST by Notthereyet (NotThereYet. )
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To: madison10
I wonder how they taste.

Super of course.

11 posted on 11/22/2023 1:10:51 PM PST by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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To: DFG

Can’t we just eat them?


12 posted on 11/22/2023 1:11:03 PM PST by ArcadeQuarters (You can't remvove RINOs by voting for them!)
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To: Notthereyet
"It’s a sub-species of Democrats."

Pigressives.


13 posted on 11/22/2023 1:11:05 PM PST by clearcarbon (Fraudulent elections have consequences.)
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To: madison10

Exactly my thoughts.


14 posted on 11/22/2023 1:11:09 PM PST by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule. )
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To: clearcarbon

Omgosh.

You WIN that round!

LOL’d


15 posted on 11/22/2023 1:12:48 PM PST by Notthereyet (NotThereYet. )
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To: Sirius Lee

16 posted on 11/22/2023 1:13:20 PM PST by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: DFG

Before I scanned the article, I thought it was about Justin Castreau and his/her/its Cabinet planning another strategy session in a warm spot like Vegas, during the Christmas break.


17 posted on 11/22/2023 1:14:49 PM PST by A Formerly Proud Canadian ( Ceterum autem censeo Justinius True-dope-us esse delendam)
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To: DFG

Super Pig
Super Pig
Does whatever a Super Pig does


18 posted on 11/22/2023 1:15:24 PM PST by HombreSecreto (The life of a repo man is always intense)
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To: ArcadeQuarters

Break out the smoker and problem solved


19 posted on 11/22/2023 1:16:55 PM PST by rdcbn1
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To: DFG

Deport them to Iran, etal.


20 posted on 11/22/2023 1:19:15 PM PST by Recompennation (Don’t blame me my vote didn’t count )
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