Hunting practices of feral pigs ( Sus scrofa ) and predation by vampire bats ( Desmodus rotundus ) as a potential route of rabies in the Brazilian Pantanal

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Grotta‐Neto ◽  
Pedro H. F. Peres ◽  
Ubiratan Piovezan ◽  
Fernando C. Passos ◽  
José M. B. Duarte
Keyword(s):  
Sus Scrofa ◽  
Desmodus Rotundus ◽  
Feral Pigs ◽  
Vampire Bats ◽  
Brazilian Pantanal

Are oestrous feral pigs, Sus scrofa, useful as trapping lures?

2005 ◽  
Vol 32 (7) ◽  
pp. 605 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. C. McIlroy ◽  
E. J. Gifford
Keyword(s):  
Sus Scrofa ◽  
National Park ◽  
Pilot Trial ◽  
Control Program ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
General Technique ◽  
Feral Pigs

Eight feral pigs (two boars, four sows and two piglets) were caught in traps using oestrous sows as lures during a control program on a remnant pig population in part of Namadgi National Park during spring, 1990. The program was mostly based on aerial baiting with warfarin. No pigs were caught in traps containing anoestrous sows or in traps containing bait only. Seven unmarked pigs (caught seven days after the cessation of baiting) did not appear to have eaten any warfarin bait. In an earlier pilot trial, two boars were caught at a trap containing an oestrous sow, one of these again in a trap baited only with fermented grain, but no pigs were caught at a trap containing an anoestrous sow. Although not cost-effective as a general technique, this method could be useful in specific circumstances, such as eradication campaigns on islands, if the last few pigs are, or have become bait shy, or are impossible to cull by other methods.

scholarly journals Habituation of common vampire bats to biologgers

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma Kline ◽  
Simon P. Ripperger ◽  
Gerald G. Carter
Keyword(s):  
Animal Behaviour ◽  
Desmodus Rotundus ◽  
Vampire Bats ◽  
The Mean

Rapid advancements in biologging technology have led to unprecedented insights into animal behaviour, but testing the effects of biologgers on tagged animals is necessary for both scientific and ethical reasons. Here, we measured how quickly 13 wild-caught and captively isolated common vampire bats ( Desmodus rotundus ) habituated to mock proximity sensors glued to their dorsal fur. To assess habituation, we scored video-recorded behaviours every minute from 18.00 to 06.00 for 3 days, then compared the rates of grooming directed to the sensor tag versus to their own body. During the first hour, the mean tag-grooming rate declined dramatically from 53% of sampled time (95% CI = 36–65%, n = 6) to 16% (8–24%, n = 9), and down to 4% by hour 5 (1–6%, n = 13), while grooming of the bat's own body did not decline. When tags are firmly attached, isolated individual vampire bats mostly habituate within an hour of tag attachment. In two cases, however, tags became loose before falling off causing the bats to dishabituate. For tags glued to fur, behavioural data are likely to be impacted immediately after the tag is attached and when it is loose before it falls off.

scholarly journals Relationships between soil macroinvertebrates and nonnative feral pigs (Sus scrofa) in Hawaiian tropical montane wet forests

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 577-586 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathaniel H. Wehr ◽  
Creighton M. Litton ◽  
Noa K. Lincoln ◽  
Steven C. Hess
Keyword(s):  
Sus Scrofa ◽  
Feral Pigs ◽  
Soil Macroinvertebrates ◽  
Wet Forests

Epigeic invertebrates of pig‐damaged, exposed wetland sediments are rooted: An ecological response to feral pigs ( Sus scrofa )

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (12) ◽  
pp. 2207-2220
Author(s):  
Jonathan C. Marshall ◽  
Joanna J. Blessing ◽  
Sara E. Clifford ◽  
Peter M. Negus ◽  
Alisha L. Steward
Keyword(s):  
Sus Scrofa ◽  
Feral Pigs ◽  
Ecological Response

Multiplex Serology for Common Viral Infections in Feral Pigs (Sus scrofa) in Hawaii between 2007 and 2010

2015 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 239-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel J. Stephenson ◽  
Benjamin R. Trible ◽  
Yu Wang ◽  
Maureen A. Kerrigan ◽  
Samuel M. Goldstein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sus Scrofa ◽  
Viral Infections ◽  
Feral Pigs ◽  
Multiplex Serology

Ovariohysterectomy of Three Vampire Bats (Desmodus rotundus)

2011 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 755-758 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elsburgh O. Clarke ◽  
Ryan S. DeVoe
Keyword(s):  
Desmodus Rotundus ◽  
Vampire Bats
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