Multi-level movement response of invasive wild pigs (Sus scrofa) to removal.
Guillaume Bastille-RousseauPeter E SchlichtingDavid A KeiterJoshua B SmithJohn C KilgoGeorge WittemyerKurt C VercauterenJames C BeasleyKim M PepinPublished in: Pest management science (2020)
Our work provides a better understanding of the impact of removal via trapping on wild pig movement and its implications for management. The lack of shift in home-range characteristics observed illustrates how targeted trapping could be used to provide temporary relief for species sensitive to wild pig consumption such as ground nesting birds or agricultural crops.