Eradication of feral pigs from Pinnacles National Monument

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1287-1295

  Mccann, Blake E ^a,b   Garcelon, David K ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR WILDLIFE STUDIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Eradication; Feral; Judas; Monitoring; Pig; Sus scrofa; Swine

Indexed keywords

BAIT; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FERAL ORGANISM; MONUMENT; NATIONAL PARK; PEST CONTROL; PIG;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT; UNITED STATES;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 50249121099     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2007-164     Document Type: Article

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