Feral Hogs News!

Colleagues:

I just wanted to share with you some recent perspectives on the growing dilemma we all face as populations of feral hogs continue their spread northward, either on their own or, more likely, with the assistance of ill-informed humans.  This is likely to become one of the more serious wildlife conflicts we will face, making deer and coyote problems seem small in comparison.  Unfortunately, some recent “reality” shows on television have been giving the public a very poor image of both the conflict and the available resolutions, in essence, making a rather big joke of the whole thing.  This will make all of our jobs all the more difficult as a result.

The following link will take you to the web site of the Wildlife Management Institute, a respected private organization of wildlife professionals that supports science-based research on pressing wildlife issues:

http://wildlifemanagementinstitute.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=569:hog-hunting-tv-shows-and-silver-bullets-wont-fix-wild-pig-problem&catid=34:ONB%20Articles&Itemid=54

James A. Parkhurst, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Wildlife Science and

   Extension Wildlife Specialist

Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation

144 Cheatham Hall (0321)

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA  24061

tel. 540.231.9283

fax 540.231.7580

e-mail: jparkhur@vt.edu  

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