Wild pigs are an invasive species in Ontario. Learn about invasive wild pigs in Ontario and how to report sightings. If you see a wild pig (for example, any pig outside of a fence) or have information about a sighting, please report it using one of the following methods:

This fourth annual report summarizes wild pig sightings reported and site visits in Ontario between April 1, 2022 and March 31, 2023. In Ontario, a wild pig is defined as any pig outside of a fence that is not contained or under the physical control of a person (Figure 1). This includes free roaming pigs that are:

2021年4月9日 · Wild pigs are often big, wily and bad-tempered. With no natural predators in Ontario, officials are hoping to stop the species from establishing a breeding population before the province...

This fifth annual report summarizes wild pig sightings and associated site visits in Ontario between April 1, 2023 and March 31, 2024. In Ontario, a wild pig is defined as any pig outside of a fence that is not contained or under the physical control of a person.

Wild pigs have been reported across central, southern, and eastern Ontario. It appears that they are, for the most part, in small and very localized groups. Wild pigs (wild boar, feral domestic pigs, hybrids) are non-native to North America resulting from farm escapes and intentional releases. They are major a problem because:

2021年11月2日 · The OFAH is advocating for the eradication of wild pigs in Ontario. The Issue Wild pigs (wild boar, feral domestic pigs, hybrids) are non-native to North America resulting from farm escapes and intentional releases.

2022年1月6日 · Entitled Ontario’s Strategy to Address the Threat of Invasive Wild Pigs, the plan defines wild pigs as any pig that is “not contained or under the physical control of any person, or is otherwise roaming freely.” That includes Eurasian wild boars, domestic pigs and hybrids, as well as their offspring, that have escaped or have been ...

2023年11月25日 · These enormous, “turbocharged” feral pigs are intelligent and well-adapted to the harsh Canadian winters, experts say. A photo depicting what appear to be Eurasian wild boar in Pickering taken in...

Wild pigs are regulated under provincial and territorial statutes in Alberta, the Northwest Territories, and Ontario. Wild pigs can be descendants of wild boar, domestic pigs, or hybrids of the two. 1,2 As a result of their varied genetics, wild pigs can have a range of appearances.

2023年11月25日 · These enormous, “turbocharged” feral pigs are intelligent and well-adapted to the harsh Canadian winters, experts say. A photo depicting what appear to be Eurasian wild boar in Pickering taken...