Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 26, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba A6 local Wim Nipko 2001 officials calling for drastic measures to eliminate free roaming feral hogs province mulls eradicating Nasty wild boar by Bruce Owen the doer government May bring in a shoot on sight policy to wipe out free roaming wild boar in while nothing has been approved wildlife officials believe drastic Mea sures Are needed to get rid of More than 250 feral hogs that have established themselves in several of Manitoba wilderness there Nasty animals that dont belong in our said Bob the provinces chief of game and fur theres nobody that wants them in the the boars Are not native to having escaped into the wild from game there efficient at rooting and there very efficient at living in the Carmichael said he added the province is looking at several alternatives to eradicate the wild besides shooting them on others include rounding them up with dogs and introducing tougher regulations for game farms to pen the animals so they do not Carmichael will bring the provinces concerns with wild boar to the association of Manitoba municipalities Munici pal officials seminar tomorrow in he will also be discussing problems caused by Deer and he said wild which have been in Manitoba for almost a Are a threat to Public the ecology and the provinces growing pork a sow with piglets is a very danger Ous he adding some wild pigs Are known to be digging up rare plants to including a rare Orchid unique to the other concern is that the wild pigs could spread diseases to Domestic ruining meat production and Ted general manager of the Manitoba pork is behind any plan that would eliminate the wild we Are opposed to feral wild boars in the province he wild boars could be carrying diseases they could bring to the Domestic it flies in the face of Quality food Vicki executive director of the Winnipeg humane said its a Complex its always alarming when the answer is just to shoot the she i dont know whether Treyve tried to trap give them to some that would be the preferable but she added that the boars can be harmful to the environment and that has to be taken into one of the issues this highlights is its unfortunate when animals Are involved in economic schemes to make a profit without proper thought of what the consequences she and now its turned into a Gypsumville area game Farmer Peter Kalden said the provinces worries Are based More on bluster than Kalden runs Davis Point Lodge and outfitters Canadian press archives wild boar have no place in Manitoba officials and offers Hunts for wild boar within a its just Kalden there not a threat or risk to any human they might Only damage Grain Carmichael said the four areas of Manitoba where the hogs Range Are the area Northeast of Piney in South Eastern Shoal Lake North of Brandon and Spearhill in the wild boars have also pestered guests at Crocus Grove nudist resort East of the other two main problem animals in Manitoba Are Deer and Deer Are a 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