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pigs, adding to the problem. Some pigs can grow to large size, he said.
Contributing and sharing information with the US Dept. of Agriculture pig specialists, Steve has found wild pigs are known to carry more than 30 pathogens and parasites that can be transmitted to livestock, people, pets, and wildlife. But he says the more he knows, the more there is to know. In the aspect of control, he says,“ Recreational sport hunting of pigs has not been successful in reducing wild pig populations. Population control is possible through a combination of trapping whole social groups, selective shooting of trap-shy pigs, and in some cases when sufficient snow cover is present, aerial shooting”.
Much of his time these days is taken up with specialists and following up with landowner reports. We both agreed that natural resources work deals a lot more with public relations than either of us had ever thought.“ I suspect students today are exposed more to how living with nature, and people, is important. What a biologist does may not be popular or politically correct, but is best for the resource,” he said.
Steve asked me to include the following for any Brown County land owner who may have observed pigs: The US
Dept. of Agriculture-Wildlife Services( USDA-WS), the Indiana Board of Animal Health( BOAH), and the IN DNR ask hunters, and anyone, who observes or takes a wild pig to report the animal( s) to the USDA-WS at 855-386-0370. Reports help cooperating agencies determine necessary control and disease-monitoring steps. Reporting should include the date, best possible location information( i. e., distance and direction to closest town, county, or township, landowner’ s name, etc.), approximate number and relative size of animals, and the observer’ s name and contact information. Digital pictures of the pigs are helpful.
Alien species are very much on the radar screen of conservationists, land protection groups, and individuals these days. They pose a threat to natural systems, creating the spread of plants and animals not found here. When introduced, they can compete and remove native species, change landscapes, forest communities, even soils. They disrupt food chains and predator-prey relationships found in aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Some academics claim without control at all levels, nature as we know it, will change abruptly, even in our lifetime.
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