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Summary, Etc. Note: |
Summary: "Wild pigs are an emerging issue as populations in North America and across the globe have grown very quickly in recent decades. Along with wild pigs come a multitude of costs that outweigh benefits. Feral swine cause significant damage to agriculture, livestock, natural resources, human safety, and property. This book covers all aspects of feral swine biology, ecology, history, strategies for management, as well as environmental and agricultural impacts. Current swine research demonstrates that a lack of control intervention results in significant damages and risks to important natural and agricultural resources"-- Provided by publisher |
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Biog./Historical Note: |
Kurt VerCauteren, PhD, leads multiple research tracts for the National Wildlife Research Center of the United States Department of Agriculture/Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service/Wildlife Services (NWRC). He addresses wildlife damage issues and diseases of wildlife that impact humans, livestock, and natural resources. He has been with NWRC for over 17 years and his efforts have led to improved understanding and management of human-wildlife conflict. Species he focuses on include feral swine, deer, and elk. Diseases he conducts research on include bovine tuberculosis, chronic wasting disease, and rabies. Kurt obtained his B.S. from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and M.S. and Ph. D. from the University of Nebraska. A Certified Wildlife Biologist, he has been a member of The Wildlife Society for almost 30 years and has served as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Wildlife Management and as Chair of the Wildlife Damage Management Working Group. Kurt enjoys hunting all species of game and spending time outdoors with his family. James Beasley, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the Savannah River Ecology Lab and the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources at the University of Georgia. In this role Jim currently is involved in research focused on wild pig ecology and management, carnivore ecology and management, spatial ecology and population dynamics of wildlife, wildlife health and disease ecology, and scavenging ecology. In addition to his research in the U.S., Jim is involved in numerous international or overseas research projects with recent or current projects in Belarus, Japan, Hawaii, and Guam. Jim also currently serves as the International Atomic Energy Association's wildlife advisor to the Fukushima Prefecture Government in Japan in response to the nuclear accident that occurred there in 2011. Jim earned an A.A.S. in Pre-Professional Forestry from Paul Smith's College, a B.S. in Wildlife Science from SUNY-Environmental Science and Forestry, and a M.S. and Ph. D. in Wildlife Ecology from Purdue University where he studied the spatial ecology and population dynamics of mesopredators. His professional interests include spatial ecology and population dynamics of carnivores, management of wild pigs, human-wildlife conflicts, wildlife disease ecology, and vertebrate food habits. Over the last 10 years he has published nearly 60 peer reviewed research articles and book chapters on these topics as well as several extension products, and his research has been featured in more than 150 media outlets such as the New York Times, Animal Planet, CNN, USA Today, BBC news, and NPR. Jim currently serves as the research chair of the National Wild Pig Task Force research sub-committee, a member of the SC Wild Pig Task Force, an active member of The Wildlife Society (TWS), and is a Certified Wildlife Biologist with TWS. In his spare time Jim is an avid hunter and fisherman who enjoys traveling and spending time outdoors with his family. Jack Mayer, PhD, received both his B.A. in biology and Ph. D. in zoology from the University of Connecticut. He is currently a research scientist and the Environmental Sciences & Biotechnology manager at the Savannah River National Laboratory in Aiken, South Carolina. Dr. Mayer has been conducting research on wild pigs for 43 years. Although mostly focused on morphological work, it has also included research on wild pigs in the areas of systematics, behavior, population biology, reproductive biology, damage/impacts, and management/control techniques. He is the senior author of "Wild Pigs in the United States." Dr. Mayer's work with wild pigs has spanned three continents and included over 20,000 specimens examined/measured. He was also one of the National Geographic Society team of scientists who were unearthed and examined the legendary, or perhaps infamous, "Hogzilla." |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: 1: Introduction -- 2: Wild Pig Taxonomy, Morphology, Genetics, and Physiology -- 3: Wild Pig Spatial Ecology and Behavior -- 4: Wild Pig Population Dynamics -- 5: Diseases and Parasites That Impact Wild Pigs and Species They Contact -- 6: The Naturalized Niche of Wild Pigs in North America -- 7: Wild Pig Damage to Resources -- 8: Management of Wild Pigs -- 9: Research Methods for Wild Pigs -- 10: Human Dimensions and Education Associated with Wild Pigs in North America -- 11: Wild Pig Policy and Legislation -- 12: Wild Pigs in Western North America -- 13: Wild Pigs in North-Central North America -- 14: Wild Pigs in Northeastern North America -- 15: Wild Pigs in South-Central North America -- 16: Wild Pigs in Southeastern North America -- 17: Wild Pigs in the Pacific Islands -- 18: Wild Pigs in Mexico and the Caribbean -- 19: Wild Pig Populations along the Urban Gradient -- 20: The Future of Wild Pigs in North America. |
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Additional Physical Forms: |
Print version: Invasive wild pigs in North America. Boca Raton : CRC Press, [2020] ISBN 1138035815 ISBN 9781138035812 (DLC) 2019035686 (OCoLC)1114284494 |