Watch: Video series brings home damage by feral swine
Over the past decade, wildlifers and the public have become increasingly aware of the damage that invasive feral swine (Sus scrofa) can cause to agriculture, ...
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Wild pig conference goes virtual
The National Wild Pig Task Force’s 2020 conference is going virtual for the month of June, and registration is free. The task force had its in-person conference ...
Working to clear Illinois of feral swine
In late March, Wildlife Services in Illinois conducted the first aerial control operations for feral swine in Illinois since 2014. Using an agency helicopter based ...
JWM: Wild pigs affect native plant life
In Michigan, small localized populations of wild pigs are disturbing native forest vegetation — altering rare plant communities and soil chemistry — at least in ...
The February issue of the Journal of Wildlife Management
The Journal of Wildlife Management is a benefit of membership in The Wildlife Society. Published eight times annually, it is one of the world’s leading ...
Officials wary of wild pigs entering U.S. from Canada
Wild pigs (Sus scrofa) have long plagued the South. They’ve made inroads in Canada. Now, residents worry they threaten to spread outside Canada into border states ...
Wild pigs blamed for Texas woman’s death
Officials say a Texas woman was killed in an attack by wild pigs, one of the rare instances it’s been known to occur. Investigators say 59-year-old Christine ...
Aerial control efforts underway as swine damage levees
The impact of the winter’s weather on feral swine control has varied, but it also provides a reminder of another benefit to that effort. Mississippi and Louisiana ...
WSB: Drones gauge wild pigs’ damage to crops
To help manage crop damage caused by feral hogs (Sus scrofa), researchers in Mississippi recently developed a quick, automated system using drone imagery. “When ...
Toxic bait field trials on feral swine to begin in January
USDA’s Wildlife Services is set to conduct sodium nitrite toxic bait field trials on free-roaming feral swine in Texas and Alabama this month after its National ...