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1 text file (15 pages : color maps, PDF, 1,202KB) |
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General Note: |
The Midwest Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Wildlife and Fish Health Committee, is greatly concerned about the expanding populations and range of feral swine in member states and elsewhere. This review of the potential disease impacts was undertaken to inform administrators and biologists of the threats this exotic mammal poses to companion animal, livestock, native wildlife, and human health. Feral swine could also play a role in the spread and amplification of several foreign animal diseases, which could severely limit opportunities for hunting, fishing, and other outdoor recreation; reduce agency income; require substantial public funds for eradication and thereby severely reduce resources available for traditional wildlife management. |
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Bibliography Note: |
References cited: pages 11-15. |