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Feral Swine Issue Is Becoming A Growing Problem

Feral Swine Issue Is Becoming A Growing Problem
FERAL SWINE TOUR — Twenty-five people attend theThursday, March 7 Northeast Montana Feral SwineTour held in Scobey. The meeting was at the Extension/Ambulance meeting room. The Montana Department of Livestock, MSU Extension, and USDA-APHIS Wildlife Service were presenters at the meeting. MSU Extension Wildlife Specialist Jared Beaver is shown presenting in the photo below. At left is “Otis,” the remains of a ferel pig who made the tour. Feral swine are aggressive animals that can be extremely destructive to fields, fences, and facilities. They can also transmit diseases and parasites, such as pseudorabies, brucellosis, and tuberculosis, to livestock and people. This meeting focused on their threat to Montana and the best way to respond to thisthreat.For more information, contact Daniels County MSUExtensionat406-487-2861oringa.hawbaker@montana.edu
Feral Swine Issue Is Becoming A Growing Problem
FERAL SWINE TOUR — Twenty-five people attend theThursday, March 7 Northeast Montana Feral SwineTour held in Scobey. The meeting was at the Extension/Ambulance meeting room. The Montana Department of Livestock, MSU Extension, and USDA-APHIS Wildlife Service were presenters at the meeting. MSU Extension Wildlife Specialist Jared Beaver is shown presenting in the photo below. At left is “Otis,” the remains of a ferel pig who made the tour. Feral swine are aggressive animals that can be extremely destructive to fields, fences, and facilities. They can also transmit diseases and parasites, such as pseudorabies, brucellosis, and tuberculosis, to livestock and people. This meeting focused on their threat to Montana and the best way to respond to thisthreat.For more information, contact Daniels County MSUExtensionat406-487-2861oringa.hawbaker@montana.edu
 

A series of meetings concerning feral swine education were held across northeastern Montana during the March 5-8timeframeandwashosted by the Montana State University Extension.

The gatherings, where no registration nor cost were required, were designed to educate landowners, farmers, ranchers and anyone else interested in the subject.

The meetings were held in order at Malta, Fort Peck, Scobey, Plentywood and Sidney. Scobey’s meeting, held Thursday, March 7, in the Ambulance Room, attracted 25 people.

Feral swine, also referred to wild pigs, can cause significant landscape and agricultural damage. While feral swine are not currently present in Montana, the risk of feral swine is a serious concern.

The closet siting to Daniels County in the United States of feral swine along the international border with Canada have been in Rolette County, N...

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