Journal
AMBIO
Volume 44, Issue 2, Pages 121-130Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-014-0532-9
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Feral swine; Damage; Disease; Law; Regulation; Invasive species
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- Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service, the US Department of Agriculture [GEO00684]
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Feral swine (wild hogs) are one of the most widely distributed free-ranging mammals in the world. In the United States, feral swine serve as game animals for the sport of hunting in some areas, while they are nuisance species at other locations. Increasing feral swine populations creates negative impacts to growing crops, native plant communities, and wildlife. Feral swine can also serve as reservoirs for a number of bacterial and viral diseases that can infect wild animals, livestock, and humans. The US state governments are adopting statutes and regulations to reduce the growth and dispersal of feral swine populations. An analysis of these provisions suggests that while they seek to control feral swine populations, they are unlikely to provide any significant relief from damages to crops and native ecosystems. More localized reduction plans and a national disease control program are suggested to assuage damages being wrought by these invasive animals.
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