Source: CBC News, November 15, 2017
Wild boars can destroy crops and habitats, harass livestock and harm people
As wild boar sightings rise dramatically in the province, one researcher is hoping to find out just how many of the pigs there are in Saskatchewan so measures can be taken to control the population growth.
“In the late ’80s, early ’90s, they were brought over from Europe and Asia and raised as meat,” said Ryan Brook, an associate professor in the University of Saskatchewan’s college of agriculture and bioresources.
