Too many hogs? A review of methods to mitigate impact by wild boar and feralhogs

Human-Wildlife Interactions

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 79-99

  Massei, Giovanna ^a   Roy, Sugoto ^a   Bunting, Richard ^b  

^a FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b Government of Montserrat   (Montserrat)

Author keywords

Diversionary feeding; Fencing; Feralhogs; Fertility control; Human wildlife conflicts; Poisoning; Population control; Shooting; Sus scrofa; Trapping; Wild pigs

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA; UNGULATA;

EID: 84861002625     PISSN: 21553858     EISSN: 21553874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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