Regulation changes and wild boar program update

“The wild boar control program had a busy 2025 and we are continuing full steam ahead in 2026,” says Hannah Mckenzie, wild boar specialist with the Alberta government.“In 2025 we received 72 reports through Squeal on Pigs!: 11 confirmed wild boar or wild boar hybrids, 32 escaped domestic pigs, 10 non-swine, and 19 we were unable to verify. All the confirmed wild boar reports are in known areas where response activities are already underway.”In August, the 5 professional w