Distribution and Population Dynamics of Dingoes (Canis familiaris) and Feral Pigs (Sus scrofa) in Queensland, 1945-1976

1983 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter F. Woodall
Keyword(s):  
Population Dynamics ◽  
Sus Scrofa ◽  
Canis Familiaris ◽  
Feral Pigs

The Effect of Hunting With Dogs on the Numbers and Movements of Feral Pigs, Sus-Scrofa, and the Subsequent Success of Poisoning Exercises in Namadgi-National-Park, Act

1989 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 353 ◽  
Author(s):  
JC Mcilroy ◽  
RJ Saillard
Keyword(s):  
Sus Scrofa ◽  
National Park ◽  
Canis Familiaris ◽  
Disease Outbreak ◽  
Control Methods ◽  
Feral Pigs

A week-long hunting trial with dogs, Canis familiaris, to control feral pigs, Sus scrofa, in Namadgi National Park, A.C.T., did not cause the pigs to disperse from the area or adversely affect the success of two subsequent poisoning exercises. Hunting was generally not as effective in reducing pig numbers as poisoning with warfarin, but could be useful for obtaining samples of pigs for monitoring disease during the first few days of an exotic disease outbreak, and also for killing pigs that have survived other control methods.

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 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

scholarly journals Niche Partitioning Among White-Lipped Peccaries (Tayassu pecari), Collared Peccaries (Pecari tajacu), and Feral Pigs (Sus Scrofa)

2009 ◽  
Vol 90 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arnaud Leonard Jean Desbiez ◽  
Sandra Aparecida Santos ◽  
Alexine Keuroghlian ◽  
Richard Ernest Bodmer
Keyword(s):  
Sus Scrofa ◽  
Niche Partitioning ◽  
Feral Pigs ◽  
Tayassu Pecari ◽  
Pecari Tajacu

Evaluation of a Warfarin Poisoning Programme for Feral Pigs (Sus Scrofa).

1990 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 525 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Saunders ◽  
B Kay ◽  
B Parker
Keyword(s):  
Sus Scrofa ◽  
Total Population ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Control Programme ◽  
Feral Pigs ◽  
Programme Cost ◽  
Eastern Australia ◽  
Initial Control

A warfarin poisoning programme to control feral pigs was evaluated on agricultural land in eastern Australia between July and September, 1987. The estimated total population before the poisoning programme was 189 pigs within the 94.4 km2 study area. Poisoned and free-fed bait was offered initially at 69 sites and over a period of 57 days. Only two pregnant sows were believed to have survived the programme which was equivalent to a 98.9% reduction. As a result of breeding and re-invasion a further 38 pigs were removed in the 12 months after the control programme. Cost of initial control was $A39 per pig while cost of maintenance control was $A47 per pig.

Effectiveness of a Warfarin-Poisoning Campaign Against Feral Pigs, Sus Scrofa, in Namadgi National Park, A.c.t.

1989 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 195 ◽  
Author(s):  
JC Mcilroy ◽  
M Braysher ◽  
GA Saunders
Keyword(s):  
Population Density ◽  
Sus Scrofa ◽  
National Park ◽  
Home Ranges ◽  
Feral Pigs ◽  
Radio Transmitters

The aim of this study was to develop better techniques for controlling feral pigs, Sus scrofa, in the event of an outbreak of an exotic disease than the use of 1080. Trail-baiting with warfarin-treated wheat killed 30 of 32 feral pigs carrying radio transmitters in Namadgi National Park, A.C.T., in May 1986. The casualties took 9.7 � 0.4 (mean � s.e.) days to die (range 6-14) and all died within 2.06 km of the bait trail. The two survivors (both males) were radio-located within 339 m of the poison trails several times, but then moved 5.1 and 1.5 km, respectively, out of the trial area. Home ranges averaged 4.7 � 0.6 km2 (range 0.7-22.6) and the population density was approximately 2 km-2. The pigs' mobility did not alter as death approached. They moved equal distances during the day and the night. Differences in mobility between the sexes were generally minor.

Bait consumption by, and 1080-based control of, feral pigs in the Mediterranean climatic region of south-western Australia

2007 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurie E. Twigg ◽  
Tim Lowe ◽  
Gary Martin
Keyword(s):  
Western Australia ◽  
Sus Scrofa ◽  
Native Species ◽  
Target Species ◽  
Variable Response ◽  
Feral Pigs ◽  
Poison Baiting ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Bait Stations ◽  
Minimal Evidence

The consumption of five non-toxic, grain-based baits, and the effectiveness of the preferred baits when treated with 1080 in reducing pig numbers, were determined for feral pigs (Sus scrofa) in several areas in the Mediterranean agricultural region of Western Australia. Fermented wheat with added blood and bone proved an effective attractant for feral pigs, and for determining areas of pig activity. Wheat and malted barley were the preferred baits, there was a variable response to lupins, and commercial pig pellets were consumed least. Malted barley, barley, and wheat treated with 1080 gave good reductions in pig numbers at the localised scale. Where pigs would eat lupins, 1080-treated lupins were usually effective in reducing pig abundance. In some instances, further evidence of feral pig activity was not seen on several sites for several months after poison-baiting occurred. The addition of a small amount of unpoisoned grain to mask the presence of 1080 did not increase the take of treated bait (P < 0.05). Although finding poisoned pigs was difficult owing to the terrain and the presence of bush remnants, the poisoned pigs found (n = 90) were often within 200 m of active bait stations. 1080-poisoned pigs included both adult (≥25 kg) and non-adult pigs of both sexes. Body mass of these pigs ranged from 4 to 90 kg. In all, 42% of poisoned adults found (n = 50) were 50 kg or more. There was minimal evidence of bait take by non-target species, and, where this occurred, it generally involved the consumption of the fermented wheat attractant by kangaroos (Macropus spp.) and foxes (Vulpes vulpes). Six foxes were known to have been poisoned with 1080-treated grain (4 with malted barley, 2 with wheat). Excluding foxes, no other non-target animals, including native species, were found dead during the intensive searches for poisoned pigs.

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