Are bounties really a solution? 🎯

Progress in reducing the number of wild boars in Canada has been slow this year. Bounty programs have greatly failed in Alberta, and the population size in Manitoba has been determined to be larger than previously thought.

• The failure of these bounty programs wasn’t unexpected: many experts saw them coming… According to them, hunting only makes the problem worse as it encourages nocturnal behaviour, evasion, and spread of the animals. 

However, many new reporting methods are being implemented and are already available in Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, the latter being worthy of special attention – so read more about it here.