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 ...
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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 ...
JWM study: Contaminated game raises health concerns for hunters
When you buy meat in the supermarket, it’s been subjected to safety testing before being packaged and stacked in the refrigerator case. But hunters who eat game ...
Model predicts wild pig distribution in Saskatchewan
There are some preconceived notions that free-ranging wild pigs (Sus scrofa), an invasive species in North America, are unlikely to survive in cold areas since many ...
Student Poster Winner: Translocated Wild Pigs Become Established Quickly
State wildlife agencies have been trying to stop the illegal translocation of wild pigs that are becoming an increasing problem in many parts of the United States. ...
Feral Swine in California – Research, Disease, and Management
Feral swine (also known as wild pigs), numbering more than six million in more than 35 states, cause damage to agriculture, natural resources, and property ranging ...