Researchers are trying to mitigate the spread of wild pigs in Canada
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Researchers are trying to mitigate the spread of wild pigs in Canada
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Re: Researchers are trying to mitigate the spread of wild pigs in Canada
#2The nature needs predators. Maybe stop killing wolves like madmen.
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#3selling wild game appears to be illegal in Canada like it is in the US. Ostensibly the reason is because of risk of illness but it's likely also due to lobbying by farmers.
I think there's a solution staring at us in the face here
Re: Researchers are trying to mitigate the spread of wild pigs in Canada
#4For a moment I though my ex-gf started posting to HN :/
(This was her love language, ok? Don't judge us)
Re: Researchers are trying to mitigate the spread of wild pigs in Canada
#5For a moment I though my ex-gf started posting to HN :/ (This was her love language, ok? Don't judge us)
I don't know why you were downvoted, this is adorable
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#6Why are they being called "super pigs"? Although that would be cool, it's not like they can fly, shoot lasers or be resistant to bullets.
So, why not hunt them down for sport?
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#7I'm really hoping the other predictions in Neil Gaiman's System Shock aren't also coming true. But I suspect they will...
For the big ones I have it as 3/6 already. (Not detailing em to avoid spoilers :))
Re: Researchers are trying to mitigate the spread of wild pigs in Canada
#8selling wild game appears to be illegal in Canada like it is in the US. Ostensibly the reason is because of risk of illness but it's likely also due to lobbying by farmers. I think there's a solution staring at us in the face here
Canadians should simply rise up and eat these pigs.
Re: Researchers are trying to mitigate the spread of wild pigs in Canada
#9People in Canada and the northern U.S. should report any sightings of feral pigs to their local conservation officers and to the Squeal on Pigs program
Why do they have a link at the end of the article asking people in Canada to report the pigs to the Montana government? [1] Are the US and Canada putting in a temporary agreement to allow Montana hunters into Canada to thin the herd and if so are they bringing disease testing centers into the loop? Or is this just a wording issue and I am interpreting it incorrectly? Perhaps they meant respectively?
[1] - https://invasivespecies.mt.gov/montana-invasive-species/sque...
Re: Researchers are trying to mitigate the spread of wild pigs in Canada
#10selling wild game appears to be illegal in Canada like it is in the US. Ostensibly the reason is because of risk of illness but it's likely also due to lobbying by farmers. I think there's a solution staring at us in the face here
Most of those pigs are, by western standards, inedible. With the exception of the very young adults (and the piglets), their meat is tough and has a very objectionable gamer/musty/garbage-y flavor.
Texas is contending with a similar problem, and if Texans can’t find a way to eat them, you know that meat is worthless.